Our Suppliers
At Mountainville General Store, every bar and every batch starts with ingredients we trust. We work with small, reliable suppliers who share our values — quality, consistency, and a love for simple, well‑made goods. These are the folks who help make our soaps rich, gentle, and beautifully crafted.
From oils and botanicals to fragrance blends and packaging, we choose partners who care as much about their craft as we do about ours. Below, you’ll find the suppliers we use most often, along with a little bit about what they provide.
Local New Jersey Farms & Makers
Website: Various local partners
Location: Various NJ towns
What They Provide: Honey, botanicals, and small‑format goods gathered from nearby farms and workshops — the very sort of local wares that once filled the shelves of traditional general stores.
Why We Choose Them: Supporting local makers keeps our products rooted in New Jersey soil and tradition, adding a touch of homegrown charm to every bar and gift set.
Back to Cloth
Location: Philadelphia, PA
What They Provide: Hand‑sewn cloth goods, reusable textiles, and practical household items made with the kind of careful stitching and everyday usefulness once found in the sewing baskets and linen drawers of historic general stores. Each piece reflects slow craft, simple materials, and the reliability of handmade work.
Why We Choose Them: Their dedication to thoughtful, durable craftsmanship aligns with our heritage values. BackToCloth helps us offer goods that feel honest, sturdy, and rooted in traditional domestic making — the sort of items meant to be used daily and appreciated for years.
LoveCrochetPA
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
What They Provide: Hand‑crocheted cloth goods, soap savers, and small household textiles made with the kind of careful stitching and practical charm once found in the sewing baskets of historic general stores. Each piece is crafted slowly, with attention to durability and everyday usefulness.
Why We Choose Them: Their handmade work carries the warmth and honesty of traditional craft. Partnering with LoveCrochetPA allows us to offer goods that feel personal, sturdy, and rooted in the spirit of old‑fashioned domestic making — the kind of items meant to be used, appreciated, and kept close at hand.
Bramble Berry
Location: Bellingham, WA
What They Provide: Fragrance oils, essential oils, molds, and colorants reminiscent of the varied craft supplies once kept in tidy rows behind a mercantile counter.
Why We Choose Them: Their maker‑focused quality helps us refine recipes with the same steady craftsmanship that defined heritage soapmaking.
Bulk Apothecary
Location: Aurora, OH
What They Provide: Oils, butters, packaging, and apothecary staples much like the jars and tins that lined historic shop shelves.
Why We Choose Them: Their reliable inventory allows us to maintain the everyday dependability expected of a heritage general store.
CandleScience
Location: Durham, NC
What They Provide: Wax blends, wicks, vessels, and fragrance oils suited for both practical household candles and warmly scented home lights.
Why We Choose Them: Their consistent quality lets us offer candles that feel right at home in a traditional general store — steady, fragrant, and made to brighten a room.
Crafter’s Choice
Location: Independence, OH
What They Provide: Soap bases, molds, and specialty ingredients that echo the curated goods once selected with care for small‑town shops.
Why We Choose Them: Their maker‑friendly offerings help us test new ideas and keep our seasonal shelves fresh and inviting.
Essential Depot
Location: Sebring, FL
What They Provide: Lye, glycerin, and foundational soapmaking supplies — the essential materials any historic maker would have kept close at hand.
Why We Choose Them: Their dependable quality ensures our batches remain consistent, safe, and true to traditional craft.
Faire
Location: San Francisco, CA
What They Provide: A modern marketplace connecting small makers with shops across the country, much like the old trade routes that once supplied general stores with regional goods.
Why We Choose Them: Faire helps us share Mountainville‑made products with retailers who value craftsmanship, community, and the spirit of local trade.
Howell’s Products
Location: Shreveport, LA
What They Provide: Wooden soap molds, cutters, and handcrafted equipment built with the kind of sturdy, practical workmanship that would have served any historic maker well.
Why We Choose Them: Their durable, thoughtfully made tools support our small‑batch production and echo the dependable gear found in old general‑store workshops.
Jedwards International
Location: Braintree, MA
What They Provide: High‑quality oils, butters, and natural ingredients — the kind of honest staples that once arrived in wooden crates and were measured out by hand.
We Choose Them: Their commitment to purity mirrors the values of traditional makers, allowing us to craft small‑batch soaps with heritage‑level care.
Nature’s Garden Crafts
Location: Wellington, OH
What They Provide: Fragrance oils, botanicals, colorants, and candlecraft supplies reminiscent of the varied wares found in historic mercantile shops.
Why We Choose Them: Their dependable ingredients let us blend soaps and scents with the same curiosity and craftsmanship that defined old‑fashioned general stores.
Nurture Soap
Location: Kendallville, IN
What They Provide: Vibrant micas, fragrance oils, and artisan colorants designed for dependable cold‑process performance.
Why We Choose Them: Their colorants behave beautifully in CP soap, helping us create bold, stable designs that feel both handcrafted and timeless.
Shay and Company
Location: Portland, OR
What They Provide: Clean, natural oils, waxes, and plant‑based ingredients sourced with intention — the sort of honest materials favored by traditional makers.
Why We Choose Them: Their focus on purity aligns with our commitment to crafting goods that feel wholesome, familiar, and rooted in old‑fashioned integrity.
Wholesale Supplies Plus
Location: Independence, OH
What They Provide: Fragrance blends, colorants, and specialty ingredients that bring variety and seasonal charm to our shelves, much like the rotating goods a historic mercantile would proudly display.
Why We Choose Them: Their wide selection and steady quality help us create distinctive scents and styles, keeping our batches inventive and true to handcrafted tradition.