✦ UK Supplier Directory ✦

Bath & Body
Supplies

From bath bombs and melt & pour soap to body butter and shower steamers — find the best UK retailers for every product you want to make.

Who Sells What — Quick Reference

Retailer Bath Bombs M&P Soap Body Butter Scrubs & Salts Shower Steamers Fragrance Oils Assessments
Craftovator
The Soap Kitchen
Soak Rochford
Fizzy Whiz
Stansfields
Supplies for Candles
Blossom Oils
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Bath Bombs

Bath bombs are one of the most popular handmade products in the UK craft market. You'll need citric acid, bicarbonate of soda, oils, butters, colourants and fragrances — all stocked by these specialist retailers.

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Fizzy Whiz
Bath bombs, bubble bars, shower steamers

A dedicated bath and body supplier with an exceptional range of bath bomb making supplies — citric acid, SLSA, colourants, moulds, fragrances and full assessment documents. Their ready-made kits are ideal for beginners and their assessment service is essential for sellers.

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Soak Rochford
Bath bombs, bubble bars, soaking salts

Soak Rochford stock an extensive bath bomb range — SLSA, dry ingredients, water-soluble dyes, fragrances, moulds and safety assessments. Their shop-by-use navigation makes it easy to find exactly what you need for each product type.

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Craftovator
Full bath & body range, how-to guides

Craftovator offer one of the most comprehensive bath and body ranges in the UK — covering bath bomb ingredients, melt & pour soap bases, body butter bases, skincare actives and a wealth of tutorials. Perfect if you want a one-stop shop with expert guidance built in.

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The Soap Kitchen
Bath bomb kits, ingredients, bases

The UK's longest-established soap and toiletry supplier stocks everything for bath bombs — citric acid, sodium bicarbonate, colourants, moulds, fragrance oils and ready-to-go starter kits. Trusted since 2000 with ethically sourced ingredients.

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Stansfields
Fragrance oils, soap & bath bomb colourants

Established since 2012, Stansfields supply fragrance oils and colourants suitable for bath bombs and soap — including neon pigments, water-soluble dyes and bath & body-safe fragrance oils. Great for sourcing colour and scent in one place alongside your wax supplies.

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Soap Making

From beginner-friendly melt & pour bases to cold process supplies and whipped soap — these UK retailers have everything you need to start making and selling handmade soap.

Industry Leader
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The Soap Kitchen
Soap bases, oils, butters, lye, packaging

The UK's leading dedicated soap supplier since 2000. Stocks melt & pour bases (clear, white, shea, goats milk), cold process ingredients including lye, oils and butters, plus bottles, jars, dyes, fragrance oils and complete starter kits. The trusted choice for professional soap makers.

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Craftovator
Soap bases, whipped soap, shampoo bars

Craftovator's cosmetics range covers melt & pour soap bases, whipped soap bases, shampoo & conditioner bar bases, liquid soap bases and perfume making ingredients. Their detailed how-to guides for each product type make them the go-to for makers expanding into new categories.

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Soak Rochford
Melt & pour bases, soap dough, whipped soap

Soak Rochford stock melt & pour soap bases, premade bases for whipped and jelly soap, plus safety assessments for any soap product you plan to sell. Their colourants range — including water-soluble dyes and micas — is particularly well-suited to soap making.

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Fizzy Whiz
Soap supplies, starter kits, assessments

Fizzy Whiz offer a solid soap making range alongside their popular bath bomb supplies. Their soap assessment service makes them a good choice for makers who need compliance documentation — covering melt & pour, whipped soap and soap dough products.

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Stansfields
Stephenson soap bases, whipped soap kits

Stansfields stock Stephenson's professional-grade melt & pour soap bases alongside their well-regarded fragrance oil range and bath & body-safe colourants. Their whipped soap starter kit is a popular entry point for makers new to the category.

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Body Butter & Lotion

Body butter, body lotion, body oil and moisturising balms are a natural extension for wax melt makers — many of the same bases, oils and fragrances cross over. These retailers stock everything you need.

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The Soap Kitchen
Body butter bases, lotion bases, carrier oils

The Soap Kitchen stock a superb range of Stephenson body butter bases, lotion bases and natural carrier oils. Their selection of shea butter, cocoa butter, mango butter and specialist oils makes them the strongest choice for body care product development in the UK.

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Craftovator
Body butter, lotion, body spray bases

Craftovator's bath & body range includes ready-to-use body butter bases, body lotion bases, body oil and body spray bases — all with full how-to guides. Their active ingredients section covers emulsifiers, preservatives and skincare actives for more advanced formulations.

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Fizzy Whiz
Body butter supplies, body lotion kits

Fizzy Whiz offer body butter and body lotion making supplies alongside their bath bomb range. Their kits include ingredients and instructions — great for testing new product categories before committing to bulk ingredients. Assessments available for compliance.

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Soak Rochford
Carrier oils, butters, liquid ingredients

Soak Rochford's oils and butters section covers carrier oils, shea butter, cocoa butter and specialist liquid ingredients useful for body care formulations. Their assessment service covers body butter and body lotion products, making compliance straightforward for sellers.

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Scrubs & Bath Salts

Sugar scrubs, salt soaks, bath salts and exfoliating products are simple to make and sell brilliantly at markets. You need a good exfoliant base, carrier oils, fragrance and appropriate packaging.

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Bases & Ingredients

The building blocks of any bath and body product — carrier oils, butters, emulsifiers, preservatives, SLSA, citric acid and more. These retailers stock professional-grade cosmetic ingredients.

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Regulations & Compliance

Soap is a Cosmetic — No Exemption

One of the most common misconceptions in UK craft making: handmade soap is classified as a cosmetic product under UK law, regardless of method (cold process, melt & pour, hot process) or scale. There is no "artisan," "traditional" or "small batch" exemption.

Before selling any soap you need:

⚠️ SCPN — Re-submit when anything changes: Your SCPN notification must be updated without delay whenever your formula changes — including swapping fragrance oil, changing a preservative, or adjusting a colourant. Each distinct formulation requires its own notification. Many makers miss this re-submission requirement when tweaking recipes mid-run.

2025 UK CMR Ingredient Bans

SI 2024/1334 — the Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) (No. 2) Regulations 2024, in force January 2025 — banned 64 Carcinogenic, Mutagenic or Reprotoxic (CMR) substances from UK cosmetics in two phases:

If you use pre-made bases, confirm in writing with your supplier that their bases are compliant with the updated Annex II list. Your CPSR assessor will check this, but the legal responsibility rests with you as Responsible Person.

Preservatives: MIT & CMIT Restrictions

Methylisothiazolinone (MIT) and the MIT/CMIT mixture are now subject to strict limits:

Always check the SDS for any pre-made base to confirm the preservative system. Common compliant alternatives include phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate/potassium sorbate (pH-dependent), and commercial systems such as Geogard or Euxyl.

Glitter in Bath & Body — EU Phaseout Approaching

EU REACH Regulation 2023/2055 restricts conventional plastic (synthetic polymer) glitter in cosmetics placed on the EU market:

The UK has not yet adopted this restriction, so UK-only sellers have no current legal obligation. However, switching to biodegradable alternatives now is advisable — especially for makers who also ship to EU customers, or who want to futureproof their products ahead of any UK alignment.

Titanium Dioxide & Nano Labelling

Standard pigmentary titanium dioxide (TiO2) remains permitted in non-spray bath and body products such as bath bombs and body butter. However, if you use nano-grade TiO2, you must label the ingredient with "(nano)" in the INCI list — e.g. Titanium Dioxide (nano).

Nano TiO2 is not permitted in spray-format products where lung inhalation is likely (aerosol body mists, spray tans). Check the specification sheet from your supplier to confirm the particle size grade if you are unsure.

Bath Bombs with Embedded Items

Bath bombs containing embedded decorative items — small figures, toys, charms, rings or any small object — require a separate Toys Safety assessment under the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011, in addition to the CPSR for the cosmetic. The embedded item is legally treated as a toy and must carry UKCA marking.

Products have been recalled via the UK Product Safety Database for lacking toy safety compliance on embedded items. If any embedded item is small enough to be swallowed, a choking hazard warning is also required on the packaging.

Body Lotion with Vitamin A (EU sellers)

EU Regulation 2024/996 (in force 1 February 2025) restricts vitamin A derivatives in cosmetics sold in the EU. If your body lotions or creams contain retinol, retinyl acetate or retinyl palmitate:

The UK has not yet adopted this restriction, but if you sell cross-border, check concentrations with your CPSR assessor against both UK and EU limits.

Selling Bath & Body Products into Europe

The EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) came into force on 13 December 2024. If you ship bath or body products to EU customers — via Etsy, your own website or at cross-border markets — you need GPSR-compliant risk documentation covering chemical, inhalation and physical hazards. Online platforms including Etsy are now co-responsible for the safety of products sold to EU buyers, and may require compliance evidence before listings can remain active.

⚠️ Disclaimer: This section is a general signposting guide, not legal advice. Regulations change — always verify current requirements with a qualified CPSR assessor, the OPSS (gov.uk/opss), or your local Trading Standards office before placing any product on sale.

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You Need a Cosmetic Assessment

Any bath or body product sold in the UK must have a Cosmetic Product Safety Report (CPSR) from a qualified assessor before it goes on sale. Soak Rochford and Fizzy Whiz both offer assessment services directly.

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Water = Preservative Required

Any formulation containing water (lotion, shower gel, liquid soap) requires a broad-spectrum preservative to prevent microbial growth. Anhydrous products like body butters are lower risk but still need testing.

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Patch Test Your Fragrance

Fragrance oils safe for wax melts are not automatically safe for skin-contact products. Always check IFRA leave-on vs rinse-off categories and use bath & body rated oils at the correct usage rates.

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Start With a Kit

If you're new to bath and body making, start with a ready-made kit from Fizzy Whiz, Soak Rochford or Craftovator. Kits include pre-measured ingredients and instructions — ideal before buying in bulk.