Just curious: Why do people avoid silicones?

In comments on this blog and in posts on other fora, I’ve noticed people want to stay away from silicones. As someone who can wax poetical about silicones and puts them in in pretty much every product I make, I’m wondering why formulators would avoid these ingredients. There are alternatives to silicones. You can try...

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Nail care and nail polish (link)

I’m fortunate in that my nails are really hard and don’t break. They grow as long as I want them to grow, but they are often a pain in the bum because I’m too lazy to cut them at times. I treat them terribly – I open containers with them, bleach them with actual bleach...

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Super happy fun wedding crafting!

I thought I’d post a few pictures of the things we crafted or made for the wedding…The nice thing about crafting is that everything can really be about what you truly want. We made a ton of things – our jewellery, our mineral make-up, our body and bath products in wedding cake scent! – and...

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We’re back!

We drove 7800 km, visited 11 states (Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota), 3 provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta – B.C doesn’t count as I live here!), and had a wonderful time. We visited Mount Rushmore, Wall Drug, the Spam Museum, the Corn Palace, the largest mall in...

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