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<pre>Hi Betsy,

We've been using pure extra-virgin olive oil for soap-making for a long
time...also used pomace. I'd certainly like to learn what chemical
components can be found in pomace that aren't in the original product.

Being an ol' Kentucky boy myself (Todd County), I'm always willing to
learn from "home folks."

Butch Owen
Ankara, Turkey

PS: You can find Olive Oil in small quantities at the following URL
http://www.libertynatural.com/index.html When you get there, click on
"Product Menu" - then "Bulk Ingredients" - then "Fixed Oils." You can
find Pomace in any sizes you want at http://www.creationherbal.com
Click on their "On-Line Catalog" - then click on "Soap Making Supplies."
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Betsy wrote (with some snipping)

I'm having trouble keeping up with the demand just from friends and
word of mouth on my homemade olive oil soap!

I think my volume is reaching the point that I need to get some prices
on pomace oil. Due to storage limitations and my own physical
limitations, I probably need to get it in 1 gallon (or similar) sized
containers. (For those who aren't aware of this, the first pressing
product is indeed what we want to eat, but there are chemicals in the
second pressing product which make it much better for soapmaking. I
don't need "the good stuff" by edible standards; I need the second
pressing product.) Thanks! Betsy Packard Shelby County, KY USA
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