Sunflower Oil ON SALE - 5/20/2013!

5/20/2013 Sunflower Oil is On Sale!

Thought to have excellent penetrating qualities and good spread-ability on the skin, making it ideal as a massage oil or as a carrier oil for cosmetics and treatment products. Economical alternative to expensive oils. It's ON SALE all day on 5/20/2013 - get yours while these prices last!

You can find the full schedule of sales in our new Handmade magazine. There is a 6-week sale and event planner to detail what each sale will occur on which Monday for the next 6 weeks. You can plan ahead and get what you need at the prices you want!

Looking for Upcoming Sales and different ways to save?

1. Check out Handmade e-Magazine for our calendar of upcoming Monday sales & specials.  We have a 6-week planner to help you save.
2. Sign up for our “Mobile Alerts” and be the first hear about WSP money saving “Flash Sales”.
3. Check out our monthly coupon page. Coupons change on the first of each month. You can also find these in Handmade each month.
4. Use your Loyalty Rewards & WSP Dollars to save money on everyday purchases.
5. Use our UPS Ground Free Shipping program to save big on your everyday orders.

And, as always, shop www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com as your one-stop shop for all your soap making and cosmetic supplies!

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Katalin Michaels - WSP's Facebook Fan of the Week!

Today's Facebook Fan of the Week is Katalin Michaels from NoHo Soap Company out of North Hollywood, CA!

Congratulations Katalin! 

We'll be in contact with you shortly to give you details on how you'll receive your Gift Certificate. If you have any questions, please contact socialmedia@wholesalesuppliesplus.com.

Remember, everyone who is picked gets a $25 Gift Certificate to spend at Wholesale Supplies Plus! All you have to do is 'Like' us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/WholesaleSuppliesPlus) and you're entered to win! In addition to the chance to win, you'll be one of the first to know about deals, news, and specials that Wholesale Supplies Plus offers.

So, spread the word and make sure everyone becomes a fan of us on Facebook so they are in the know and are entered for their chance to win!

Tune in on Friday, May 24th for next week's winner! 

Shop Anytime at www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com!

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MP Soap: Graduation Caps Recipe!

These are perfect favors for your grad's party. Customize tassels to match your school color!

MP Soap: Graduation Caps

Project Level: Easy
Estimated Time: 1 Hour
Yields: 6 - Approx 1.6 oz Bars

This recipe is also available as an easy-to-make starter kit and you can save $15.46 over buying the ingredients separately!

INCI Ingredient Label: Propylene Glycol, Sorbitol, Water, Sodium Stearate, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Laurate, Glycerin, Triethanolamine, Fragrance, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides, Yellow 5 Lake

Ingredients
  • 12 Ounce(s) Crafter's Choice Extra Clear MP Soap Base 
  • 2 Ounce(s) Crafter's Choice Ultra White MP Soap 
  • 2 Ounce(s) Crafter's Choice Black Raspberry Vanilla Fragrance Oil 475 
  • 1 Piece(s) Crafter's Choice Matte Black Soap Color Bar 
  • 1 Tablespoon(s) Crafter's Choice Bath Bomb Yellow Powder 
  • 1 Ounce(s) Glycerin-Natural 
  • 1 Piece(s) Crafter's Choice Guest Round Silicone Mold 1607 
  • 1 Piece(s) Crafter's Choice Guest Square Silicone Mold 1609 
  • 1 Piece(s) Deco It Mold - Ferns and Dragonflies 
  • 1 Piece(s) Circle Shaped Cutters - Set of 3 
Equipment
  • Cookie Sheet 
  • Digital Scale 
  • Digital Thermometer 
  • Glass Measuring Cup 
  • Measuring Spoons 
  • Microwave or Double Boiler 
  • Mini-Mixer 
  • Plastic Beaker - 2 
  • Plastic Bottle with Alcohol(spritzing) 
  • Plastic Dropper 
  • Soap Cutter 
Directions

1. NOTE: If you are making these products for sale, good manufacturing practices recommend you wear a hairnet, gloves and a mask. We also recommend a clean apron.
2. Place round and square silicone molds on cookie sheet. This will give mold stability if it needs to be moved.
3. Weigh 11 oz. of clear soap and cut into chunks. Place in glass measuring cup.
4. Remove 1 black soap color cube from the clamshell. Cut in half and place both halves in glass measuring cup along with clear soap.
5. Place glass measuring cup in microwave and heat for 30 seconds. If soap has not melted completely, heat in 10-15 second increments until soap is all liquid.
6. Add 10 ml. (or 2 tsp) of fragrance oil and blend with spoon.
7. Pour soap into all 6 round soap cavities. For the square soap mold, pour only a thin layer into each cavity. These should be about 1/8 inch thick.
8. Once soap has completely hardened, remove soaps from molds and set aside.
9. In a plastic beaker, pour 1 oz. of glycerin. Add about 1/4 teaspoon of Bath Bomb Yellow Powder.
10. Mix powder into glycerin slowly using a mini-mixer or frother. Stir by hand before turning mixer on so the powder does not fly all over. Mix until powder is completely dissolved.
11. Cut up 2 oz. of white soap and heat in microwave until melted. Add yellow color until desired shade is achieved. Pour into middle band on Ferns & Dragonflies Deco-It mold. This piece will be cut into 3's so one piece will make 3 tassels.
12. Let set up, about 10 minutes, then carefully remove from mold. Pour more yellow soap into band (soap may need to be reheated slightly). Pour remaining soap into 1 square cavity. This will be used for the button on the top of graduation cap.
13. Cut each yellow band into 3 pieces. On one end of tassel, make 3 or 4 3/8" cuts to make bottom of tassel.
14. Remove yellow square from mold. Using the smallest round cutter, cut out 6 buttons and set aside.
15. TO ASSEMBLE CAPS:
16. In a plastic beaker, melt 1 oz. of clear soap. Take one round soap and spritz top with alcohol. Pour small amount of clear soap on top, spreading to cover entire area, and immediately place square soap on top positioning evenly over the round soap.
17. Hold in place for a few seconds until soap hardens and top of cap sticks to bottom. Continue until all 6 caps are assembled.
18. To place button on, spritz small amount of alcohol in middle of cap. Spread some of the melted clear soap on bottom of button and adhere to middle of cap. Hold for few seconds.
19. On the end of tassel that will be glued to the top, take soap cutter or dull knife and make slightly curved to fit around button.
20. Spritz top of cap again and put melted clear soap on part of tassel that will be glued next to the button. Hold in place until set. Gently bend tassel so it hangs down next to cap.
21. Continue with remaining buttons and tassels until all caps are completed.
22. Repeat above steps to make additional caps.
23. If selling soaps, be sure to label according to the FDA guidelines.

Wholesale Supplies Plus is not responsible for the products you create from our supplies. You alone are responsible for product and recipe testing to ensure compatibility and safety.

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Matte Black Soap Color Bar Product Highlight

Muted shades that do not migrate in mp soap! Proprietary blend of mp soap base and color. One bar contains six cubes. One cube colors approximately 5-10 pounds of MP Soap (depending on the desired shade).

FDA Approved Color Additive Applications:
Melt & Pour Soap - Yes General Cosmetics - No
Cosmetics for Eye - No
Lip – No

Performance Results: 
Color: Produces a flat natural color in clear soap base. A pastel color is produced in opaque (white) soap base. This product is only approved for melt and pour soap base because it is a color suspended in melt and pour soap base.

Product pH: Color will not change in products with a high pH.

Color Fading: This color is not light sensitive.

Color Migration: If product design has layered colors, this color will not migrate or “bleed” between layers.

Call our offices to mix and match different colors for 5 bar price break!


Physical Form: Black Solid.
Solubility: Disperses in Water
Country of Origin: United States

Storage: Room temperature. Air tight container.
Best Used By: One year from date of purchase.
Shelf Life Once Used in Manufacturing: One year from manufacturing date.

One bar contains six cubes. Depending on the desired shade, one cube colors approximately ten pounds of MP Soap.Country Of Origin:United States

As seen in these WSP Creations:

Rainy Day MP Soap

Mustache MP Soap

Graduation Caps MP Soap

Black Tie MP Soap

School Ruler & Eraser MP Soaps

Class of 2013 MP Soap

Hoot Owl MP Soap

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Pretty Packaging - Black & White!

The classiest of color combos is also one of the easiest and inexpensive ways (1 color printing anybody?) to create a gorgeous label or package for your soap. It proves a great contrast against the other bright or colorful types of soap packaging out there and can be a nice reminder of the clean, purifying qualities of the product your customers are about to buy. Here are some of the great examples we found out there to help inspire you!

Lush
Everyone knows Lush and their clean packaging with the black background and white lettering is a great example of just how to use black and white to your advantage. They display a handwritten chalkboard typography and a clean, strong typography that works wonderfully. Aside from their logo and an occasional graphic, almost all of their signage, labels and packaging are mainly black and white. It is a prime example of just how powerful this color combo, when used correctly, can have huge impact.

Chic&Basic

Chic&Basic is a hospitality company who specializes in European hotels, hostels and short-term apartment rentals. They also have their own signature Chic&Basic soap that can be found in all of their properties. With tongue in cheek sayings in clean, crisp type using only black and white, this soap is truly "... the cutest soap that you will steal from a hotel..." as one of their packages claims!

Stop the Water While Using Me!
An eco-friendly line from Germany, Stop the Water While Using Me! is a perfect example of simplistic black and white packaging. It is stark and yet friendly, using a fun, handwritten-based black font on a frosted white package. It sends a clear message just by the brand name and lets that be the star without cluttering up the space with anything else.

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