Lanolin?

wrote: (clip) This guy is in Australia, so I am waiting to hear what shipping would cost and suspect it may be pricey. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Then again, maybe not. Australia has a lot of sheep. That's probably where most of the lanolin comes from. Someone is going to pay the shipping--either the Australian "refiner" or some importer. Either way, you end up paying.

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Paul K. Dickman

On 21 Jan 2005 08:31:04 -0800, the inscrutable snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com spake:

I googled for "lanolin gallon" and found more than you did.

How does $8.75/lb or $39.40 for 5 lbs. sound?

- Yea, though I walk through the valley of Minwax, I shall stain no Cherry.

Wow, you guys are awesome! Excellent suggestions, all. I Googled all sorts of stuff, and never thought to try "Lanolin gallon". I DOES get some good hits. Not as smart as I think I am I guess. :) For what it is worth, I did get a reply from the ebay seller in Australia, he said that airmail to the USA is $9.85. Not bad, really. However the link provided by Mr. Dickman to the soapmakers supply place lists it for ~26.00 for 10Lbs, with about 8 bucks shipping. Sounds like the way to go. That is a bit more than i NEED, but not so much that any will go to waste. And the price is right. Thanks very much for taking the time. Much appreciated!!

-AL

I buy mine from WalMart, IIRC $6 for a 1# container.

"Sometimes history doesn't repeat itself. It just yells 'can't you remember anything I've told you?' and lets fly with a club. -- John W. Cambell Jr.

This may sound weird, but check hand weaving shops. They buy wool, often unspun, which puts them in touch with wool producers, who also produce lanolin.

--RC

"Sometimes history doesn't repeat itself. It just yells 'can't you remember anything I've told you?' and lets fly with a club. -- John W. Cambell Jr.

On 21 Jan 2005 13:47:53 -0800, the inscrutable " snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com" spake:

That site beat the heck out of my reference. What does he win?

Jewelcome.

- Yea, though I walk through the valley of Minwax, I shall stain no Cherry.

That's because I searched for lanolin lb

Paul K. Dickman

Whatcha gonna do with it? Curious minds are, well, curious .. - GWE

As to what I am going to do with it, I want a few pounds to make up a big batch of "Ed's Red" bore cleaning solvent for both gun cleaning and general small icky-thing degreasing, for myself and some friends. I have used this w/o the lanolin and find it works great. I understand that the lanolin makes it a bit easier on the hands and gives it much better rust preventitive properties. After reading the Australian guys ebay ad, it seems that the raw stuff has lots of other properties that RCM types would find useful.

It never occured to me to look at wal-mart. Again, DUH. As for what Paul wins, how about "THE ADORATION OF THE PEOPLE!" ?

-AL

Is it time to throw in the kicker??

Are you wanting hydrous or anhydrous lanolin. There is a big difference, especially when it comes to cleaning guns, price also is very different...

It's been a couple of years since I bought some, but I got mine at the Wal Mart pharmacy. It was a special order as I recall, and about $16 for a pound.

RWL

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:35:49 -0600, the inscrutable snipped-for-privacy@ameritech.net spake:

Well done, Paul. So, whatcha win?

- Yea, though I walk through the valley of Minwax, I shall stain no Cherry.

Check any of the soaper groups, I just ask my wife and she had 2 jars of it. gary