How to Find and Buy Soap, organic surface-active agents, others on Wigmore Wholesale

Soap is an essential raw material in the manufacture of cleaners and personal care products, as well as industrial cleaning products. This white solid comes from animal fat, oil or tallow boiled with lye. It is not the same thing as detergent, which is a chemically engineered surface-active agent (or surfactant) that works by suspending oils in water and not allowing them to combine with other oils on surfaces. Soap and detergents are two very different things. Soap is an excellent and natural surface-active agent for cleaning because it has a hydrophilic end (a water-loving “tail”) and a hydrophobic end (a fat-loving “head”). When you put soap in water, the hydrophobic part hooks on to grease or oil while the hydrophilic part remains in solution with the water. This means that when you have fats floating on top of soapy water, they will repel each other because their tails hate each other’s company but they can’t get away from each other because their heads are stuck together.

How to Find and Buy Soap on Wigmore Wholesale

Soap is a very mature market with a very stable demand, and a large number of producers have been supplying it for centuries. That means it is very easy to find soap on Wigmore Wholesale. You can start with our search function, where you can set your product criteria by type, product name, or product code. The first thing to check is whether the product you are looking for is actually soap. You might have found something similar but with a different name. Soap is usually labelled “Soap” on the product.

Finding and Buying Solid Soap on Wigmore Wholesale

Many smaller soap manufacturers produce only liquid or bar soap, so you may find that you can only buy solid soap on Wigmore Wholesale. If that’s the case, you can choose to buy in-house or contract manufactured soap. In-house soap can be priced according to your own needs and requirements, while contract manufactured soap is usually cheaper because the manufacturer has a set price they will charge no matter whom they sell the soap to. If you decide to buy contract manufactured soap, make sure you check the manufacturer’s credentials and references. Smaller soap manufacturers are often not on Wigmore Wholesale or have limited product listings, but you can search for soap manufacturers on Google and on the relevant trade associations’ websites. You can also use the website for the Federation of European Soap and Detergent Makers to find a producer in your country.

Finding and Buying Liquid Soap on Wigmore Wholesale

You may find that all the solid soap available on Wigmore Wholesale is contract-manufactured soap, so you can only buy liquid soap. If that is the case, you can choose to buy in-house or contract-manufactured liquid soap. In-house liquid soap can be priced according to your own needs and requirements, while contract manufactured liquid soap is usually cheaper because the manufacturer has a set price they will charge no matter whom they sell the soap to. If you decide to buy contract manufactured liquid soap, make sure you check the manufacturer’s credentials and references. Smaller soap manufacturers are often not on Wigmore Wholesale or have limited product listings; however, you can search for soap manufacturers on Google and on the relevant trade associations’ websites. You can also use the website for the Federation of European Soap and Detergent Makers to find a producer in your country.

Finding and Buying Bar, Disk and Powder Soap on Wigmore Wholesale

You may find that all the liquid and solid soap available on Wigmore Wholesale is contract manufactured soap, so you can only buy bar, disk and powder soap. If that is the case, you can choose to buy in-house or contract manufactured bar, disk and powder soap. In-house bar, disk and powder soap can be priced according to your own needs and requirements, while contract manufactured bar, disk and powder soap is usually cheaper because the manufacturer has a set price they will charge no matter whom they sell the soap to. If you decide to buy contract manufactured bar, disk and powder soap, make sure you check the manufacturer’s credentials and references. Smaller soap manufacturers are often not on Wigmore Wholesale or have limited product listings; however, you can search for soap manufacturers on Google and on the relevant trade associations’ websites. You can also use the website for the Federation of European Soap and Detergent Makers to find a producer in your country.

Finding and Buying Organic Surface-Active Agents (OSA) on Wigmore Wholesale

Organic surface-active agents (OSA) are naturally occurring surfactants that have been used for thousands of years to make soap. They are not the same thing as chemical surfactants such as detergents, but they work in a very similar way, by suspending oils in water and not allowing them to combine with other oils on surfaces. Soap was originally made from OSA, and some of the OSA used today comes from the same sources as the original soap. You may find that all the bar, disk and powder soap available on Wigmore Wholesale is contract manufactured soap, so you can only buy OSA. If that is the case, you can choose to buy in-house or contract manufactured OSA. In-house OSA can be priced according to your own needs and requirements, while contract manufactured OSA is usually cheaper because the manufacturer has a set price they will charge no matter whom they sell the soap to. If you decide to buy contract manufactured OSA, make sure you check the manufacturer’s credentials and references. Smaller soap manufacturers are often not on Wigmore Wholesale or have limited product listings; however, you can search for soap manufacturers on Google and on the relevant trade associations’ websites. You can also use the website for the Federation of European Soap and Detergent Makers to find a producer in your country.

Finding and Buying Other Surfactants on Wigmore Wholesale

You may find that all the OSA available on Wigmore Wholesale is contract manufactured soap, so you can only buy other surfactants. If that is the case, you can choose to buy in-house or contract manufactured other surfactants. In-house other surfactants can be priced according to your own needs and requirements, while contract manufactured other surfactants is usually cheaper because the manufacturer has a set price they will charge no matter whom they sell the soap to. If you decide to buy contract manufactured other surfactants, make sure you check the manufacturer’s credentials and references. Smaller soap manufacturers are often not on Wigmore Wholesale or have limited product listings; however, you can search for soap manufacturers on Google and on the relevant trade associations’ websites. You can also use the website for the Federation of European Soap and Detergent Makers to find a producer in your country.

Summing up

Soap is an essential raw material in the manufacture of cleaners and personal care products, as well as industrial cleaning products. This white solid comes from animal fat, oil or tallow boiled with lye. It is not the same thing as detergent, which is a chemically engineered surface-active agent that works by suspending oils in water and not allowing them to combine with other oils on surfaces. Soap and detergents are two very different things. Soap is an excellent and natural surface-active agent for cleaning because it has a hydrophilic end (a water-loving “tail”) and a hydrophobic end (a fat-loving “head”). When you put soap in water, the hydrophobic part hooks on to grease or oil while the hydrophilic part remains in solution with the water. This means that when you have fats floating on top of soapy water, they will repel each other because their tails hate each other’s company but they can’t get away from each other because their heads are stuck together.