Tools & Supplies We Use

Every scale, mold, and bag of clay that's earned a permanent spot on the Earthwise workbench — the actual things we buy, batch after batch.

Equipment

Wax Melter

For easily melting hard oils and butters before they go into a batch.

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Digital Scale

For weighing lye, oils, and additives with the precision soap making demands.

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Thermometer Gun

For checking oil and lye temperatures before combining, so they're in range for a clean trace.

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Soap Cutter

For clean, even bars cut straight from the loaf.

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Crinkle & Regular Cutter — 2 Pack

A wavy crinkle blade plus a straight blade for decorative top cuts and clean portioning.

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Large Soap Pouring Container

For mixing and pouring bigger batches without the mess.

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Impulse Heat Sealer

For sealing shrink wrap and poly bags cleanly when packaging finished bars.

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Beginner's Soap Making Kit

A bundled starter set with a melter, molds, soap cutter, botanicals, essential oils, and packaging — a solid jumping-off point if you're just getting your supplies together.

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Heating Mat

Keeps oils gently warm during prep, so they stay melted and ready without scorching on direct heat.

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Safety

Safety Goggles & Mask

Non-negotiable protection for working with lye safely.

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Safety & Process Kit

A full bundle for working with lye safely — apron, goggles, face shield, gloves, plus a scale, thermometer, and packaging boxes to round out your setup.

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Molds & Packaging

Heavy Duty 5lb Soap Mold

A sturdy loaf mold for full-size batches.

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42oz Soap Mold — Set of 4

Smaller individual molds, handy for testing new recipes or smaller runs.

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Eco-Friendly Shrink Wrap

For finishing and protecting bars without the plastic guilt.

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Base Oils & Lye

Lye

Sodium hydroxide for cold process soap making.

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Shea Butter

A staple base butter for moisturizing, conditioning bars.

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Sweet Almond Oil

A light, nourishing carrier oil used across many Earthwise formulations.

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Castor Oil

Boosts lather and bar conditioning in cold process recipes.

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Coconut Oil

A hardening oil that brings cleansing power and big, bubbly lather to every Earthwise bar.

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Olive Oil

A gentle, conditioning oil and the base of nearly every Earthwise recipe — also what we infuse herbs and botanicals into.

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Herbs & Botanicals

Marshmallow Root

Used for infusions that bring a soothing, slippery quality to bars.

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Lemon Balm

A calming herbal infusion for botanical-forward formulations.

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Angelica Root

An earthy, traditional herbal addition for infused oils.

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Red Raspberry Leaf

A gentle botanical used in herbal-infused bars.

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Clays & Natural Colorants

Rose Clay

A gentle clay used for color and mild clarifying properties.

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Blue Spirulina

A vivid, naturally derived blue colorant for swirls.

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Alkanet Root Powder

A natural colorant that shifts soap toward deep purples and blues.

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Spirulina Powder

A natural green colorant with a soft, earthy hue.

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Beet Root Powder

A natural pink-to-red colorant for botanical bars.

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Natural Soap Colorant Sample Pack

A starter set for experimenting with new natural colors before committing to a full batch.

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