So you're browsing your favorite wholesale websites and suddenly you see a tab advertising the sale of raw chemicals. Citric Acid, Beeswax, Glycerin and Polysorbate 20 are shown, but you have no idea what they could possibly used for. You don't have a degree in physics, so you skip over these items and continue to buy your ready-made products. Next time, don't. Buying these raw cosmetic ingredients can be a great way to save money, to create custom formula products, or to enhance product you already have.
Citric acid bonds to minerals when mixed into liquids in a process called chelation. Through chelation, it creates a liquid that interacts with the body in a much better way. It will better absorb the product if you mix the citric acid. So what products contain citric acid? Everything from fruit drinks to sour candies. Here we will focus on another use, bubble bath.
When mixed with soap based products, citric acid will produce the bubbling quality that many people prefer. Mix it directly into your shampoo base or body wash and fill up the tub. Take a look at your beauty products and see if your liquid contains sodium bicarbonate. If it does, you can mix the citric acid directly to get an effervescent bath consistency.
Like I said earlier, citric acid sounds like a harmful chemical, but it is, in fact, natural in all body applications. It poses no harm to the environment and very few people have any allergies to it.
Now that you know what it does, how can you make money buying this cosmetic raw? Wholesale companies sell Bulk Citric Acid in 8 and 50 pound increments. When buying bulk, you can save lots of money and use it for various purposes, not limited to your bubble bath. You can use it to preserve your fruits and vegetables, as a ph adjuster to make your own food coloring, when using concrete it will slow the drying process, to sour flavors (commonly used in making ice cream), you can even use it to ripen the production of mozzarella cheese. In these large quantities, you can sample the different uses and find what works best for you. If mixing with a soap base, you can create an extra bubbly bath product and market with your own label or graphics. Start selling on sites like eBay and Etsy, building a customer base and then expand with your own website. The possibilities are endless.
