Ordering Lanolin, anything else I should pick up?

[spur0701]

Hmmm....figured this would be the best place to ask this question. I'm out of Ed' Red and am ordering some lanolin from one of those soap supply places for a new batch.....anything else I should order while I'm at it that would be useful? They have all kinds of waxes, oils, and butters...most plant based organic....any advice is appreciated...thanks!

[Doby45]

Maybe some Carnuba flakes..

[lurch]

...and some stearic acid.

[Elkins45]

Maybe some Carnuba flakes..


...and some stearic acid.

Those are the three things I ordered.

[spur0701]

Got it....I know what the Carnuba would be used for but how/what would you use the stearic acid for?

[Calamity Jake]

Making FWFL

[uncle joe]

make sure it's anhydrous lanolin. and I think you can use ivory soap for the steric acid.

ps get some crayola crayons for color. HA
makes cool looking boolits

[Nesretep]

Greetings:
Check out Durofelt (on search engine). I just received a bottle of 100 % pure lanolin from them. They also supplied me with a sheet of hard wool felt for use in punching out wads.
Excellent stuff.
Also, while trying to figure out a substitute for mutton tallow, I did a search on ebay on tallow.
On supplier is selling oleostearate candles.
Anyone out there use this stuff in their recipes?

[Brick85]

I need some lanolin for the same thing. Where are you getting it from, and how much are they charging? I'm figuring to buy probably 4 or 5 pounds since I got the acetone, kerosene, and mineral spirits in gallon cans, though maybe I don't need that much.

[lurch]

I got the last I bought here:

http://www.thesage.com/catalog/products/Lanolin.html