The reagent index below contains common sources of nearly pure chemicals for amateur chemists. These include:
- Metal oxides and carbonates from pottery suppliers.
- Organic acids from home brewing suppliers.
- Solvents and acids from hardware stores.
- Photographic chemicals (such as silver nitrate) from specialist photography suppliers.
- Single chemical fertilizers (such as potassium nitrate) from agricultural suppliers.
- Chlorinating agents (such as calcium hypochlorite) from swimming pool suppliers.
- Mordants (such as potassium dichromate) from art and craft suppliers.
Further information on the constituent chemicals of various household products can be found on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Household Products Index: http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/
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