I know its probably come up a dozen times before - but does anyone know where I can buy alum and epsom salts in bulk?  We've  tried Boots but  to no avail so we'd welcome suggestions.
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									Alum and Epsom Salts
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Alum and Epsom Salts
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Re: Alum and Epsom Salts
Bathbomb sell epsom salts in a wide range of weights from 250g to 25kg, but their prices are a bit steep. Just a Soap have fewer weights but go up to 100kg and are a lot cheaper.Milims wrote:I know its probably come up a dozen times before - but does anyone know where I can buy alum and epsom salts in bulk? We've tried Boots but to no avail so we'd welcome suggestions.
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But even Just a Soap is expensive compared to agricultural/horticultural suppliers which sell 25kg bags for between £17 and £20. If using horticultural epsom salts, check the labelling carefully as some aren't straight magnesium sulphate but have other chemicals as well (sulphur, boron, manganese etc).
Alum is used in both swimming pools and tanning of hides, so suppliers for either should be able to help.
