SHRIMP BOIL!

My husband, Raymond, is an amazing cook! Observe the shrimp boil. (I swear he was a Southerner in his last life…he’s great at slow cooking ribs and pork on the BBQ). A shrimp boil is a basic, yet awesome, concept. I love communal eating – food, friends, and great conversation are a fantastic way to...

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Adding slip to conditioners with fatty alcohols

You can add slip and glide to your conditioners using fatty alcohols – like cetyl alcohol – which will offer extra oomph to the cationic quaternary compound. Fatty alcohols offer what oils offer – slip, lubricity, moisturizing, and a thin film over the hair strands to keep them from rubbing together. There are a number...

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Adding slip to conditioners with esters

I do like my esters. I’ve been experimenting with jojoba esters for the last few weeks and wow, do they add some lovely slip and glide to a facial cleanser! Esters can add moisturization and lubrication to a conditioner, making it feel nice and glidy without adding oils to hair that might not need any...

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