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Do you avoid super happy fun creation time because you can’t stand the sight of that sink filled with greasy containers and pots? Are you sick of dishwashing liquids or cleansers that promise to cut through an oily mess but disappoint you ever time? Are you looking for a green-friendly, ecologically pleasing ingredient that can...
I was reviewing my New Year’s resolutions, and I am still not organized. I am the messiest person in the world. I’m not exaggerating. I am truly disorganized and messy in every single sense of the word. I am a moving tornado, messing up everything I touch. My car is messy, my room is messy,...
Let’s re-formulate our body butter to make a very moisturizing, less occlusive, more soothing moisturizer suitable for making our sun parched skin happy during the summer months! We’re not going to change the purpose of this body butter, but we’re going to switch out a few ingredients to maximize its benefits for this time of...
You probably change your fragrances for the summer months, so why not tweak your ingredients to suit the climate? (In fact, you probably already do this in adding humectants and the like, so think of it as a possible selling feature if you’re in business?) I’m not a fan of hot weather, humid or not,...
It’s time to go swimming – but what about chlorine in the pool? Read this great post from the BeautyBrains to learn more about how chlorine affects your hair! (I either go swimming in natural bodies of water – I love lakes! – or use a swimming cap. It’s one of those ones from the...