[GaryDoo]

@Bill_Toge
Many thanks for the info, that’s much appreciated as NF is very hard to source (from Ireland anyway).  I’ve had to order it and Optiphen plus from America.

[GaryDoo]

@manny

Thank you for that advice, I’ve managed to source emulsifying wax nf, so I’ve ordered that.  So now I’ve just to await my ingredients and commence my trial and error!!!  

[GaryDoo]

@MakingSkincare

Can I ask, in your blog you recommended Emulsifying Wax NF which is available from gracefruit but is not available from soapkitchen which is where I’m sourcing most of my ingredient to cut down on shipping.  On soapkitchen they have an alternative Emulsifying Wax BP .  Is this a suitable alternative for a newbie?

Thanks for your help.

[GaryDoo]

Hi @manny , 

Many thanks for your reply.  I’ve noted that o’douds are using soy lecithin now as an emulsifier.  It’s definitely going to be a steep learning curve as I’ve no chemistry experience.  So for now it’s going to be trial and error and try to get my formulae right. 

[GaryDoo]

Hi @MakingSkincare thank you for your helpful response.  As per the advice on your site I’ve opted for Emulsifying Wax.  Ive had a look at gracefruit and soapkitchen and I’ve managed to source most of my ingredients, although a bit pricey for a guy who doesn’t know what he’s doing   Do you know of any other European suppliers as aliacura.de did have much of the required ingredients.

If you’ve got any other tips, I’d greatly appreciate it!!

Kind regards, 
Gary

[GaryDoo]

Well then I must offer you my apologies johnb, it is hard to read a tone from text and I from reading yours got a sarcastic one, which was obviously incorrect.  Thank you for your original advice.  I had already checked amazon for that product and they don’t ship to Ireland.

So again, I’m back to my original post.  I appreciate you can’t help me further so again, just to apologise for my reply.

[GaryDoo]

Hi johnb,

Thank you for your helpful comment and for addressing the questions in my post.  If when you say “the product” you refer to the one I was purchasing from the united states, the prices in the UK are much higher, are in STG, that plus the P&P make it almost if not more expensive than prices from the US.  That is of course assuming that “the product” you refer to is in fact O’Douds, if not, would you mind clarifying or even go as far as to provide some advice in relation to my original post without the sarcasm.  Also, would you believe it, Google (my friend) has led me to source all my ingredients and led me to this forum where I had hoped to get some friendly advice, normally, that’s what forums of this type are for.