John, There must be in a city that size, try the phone book, or a craft supply store for a name of an outlet.

I'm looking for a recipe for gardener's soap. I've searched a little bit online, and found many recipes with pumice or coffee, but don't want to use them in mine. Are there any other "easy" recipes out there? I do like something with oatmeal, but wonder if there are any other sites with garden soap recipes to choose from.

I don't think this is too easy to make. See the site below for some info. The second site sells in huge quantities, the clear and shipping is based on the weight. http://www.pioneerthinking.com/glycerin.html http://www.soapcrafters.com/soap_crafting_supplies/711 http://www.millersoap.com/glycerinsoap.html I did find this info. for you. Looks complicated. Let us know how you do. deb "You can also make clear soap from scratch. This method involves all the aspects of cold process soapmaking, but takes it a few steps further by adding alcohol for clarity and a glycerin and sugar mix to suspend and enhance the clarity. It is a dangerous process because of the alcohol vapors. If you wish to make clear soap (which will not melt down like melt and pour  itÂs one pour only soap), please read "Transparent Soapmaking" by Catherine Failor. This is an excellent resource for anyone wishing to make clear soap from scratch".

Hello Pepfun1, The MP (melt and pour) base is glycerin. Glycerin is derived from soap. Soap is made from using lye(sodium hydroxide, or for soft soap, potassium hydroxide) and mixed with fats and oils. I haven't researched this part, but this is my understanding of how glycerin is obtained. The large manufactures of soap pull off the glycerin, using salt. This is your melt and pour base. Cold processed soap contains about 5 or 7% glycerin. hth