Originally Posted by
crouton976
cosperryan, I've been following this thread with interest, and have also followed the links throughout to other sites to get a feel for what is needed, as I plan to try my hand at making my own soap as well. That, and I've already purchased a jar of coconut oil at the supermarket for future use. :)
One recommendation on a place to purchase your scents would be The Perfumer's Apprentice. I thought of mentioning this one specifically for you since you mentioned a pipe tobacco and leather scent. The leather I'm not 100% sure they have, but I know they have Tobacco Absolute, which is in several popular tobacco scented soaps.
I use an electronic cigarette (and have since 2008) and have made many of my own liquids using flavor concentrates (which they also offer) purchased from there, and the service was top notch up to the last time I ordered. Their list of EO's and FO's for scents is pretty extensive, though I dunno how they compare price-wise to others. I haven't really looked because I was planning on ordering form them regardless since I've had such good experiences with them.
If you happen to come across some other good places for EO's and FO's, let me know... or any places selling stearic acid and potassium hydroxide for cheap, too. So far, I've really only been able to look on Amazon and a few other sites but haven't found super great pricing.
Also, definitely keep us in the loop with how your experiment goes! I'm always down to hear of others success! :)