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I’ve been talking to Randi from Creations from Eden (Edmonton) about getting some ingredients we Canadians would normally have to get over the border, and I thought I’d write a post to gauge the interest in those products. Right now she’s considering sodium stearate, cetrimonium chloride, and SCI with stearic acid. What do you think? Are...
As I mentioned on Friday, I’ve set up a page on the Aviva Community Fund application site and I’m asking you to vote for Rated T for Teen, our youth programs at the Chilliwack and Yarrow libraries. You can vote up to 10 times, and we’d be so grateful for any and all support. Please...
The other day, while standing in the workshop waiting for my conditioner to heat and hold, I thought about shea oil. I have two versions – one from Soapcraft that is a medium to heavy liquid oil and one from Voyageur that is quite a heavy liquid oil with a creamy colour – and I...
You may remember the post from a few days ago when I made a whipped butter for my best friend’s horribly mangled foot…well, now it’s my turn! My lower back has not been nice to me for almost two weeks. (I fell down a flight of stairs on a ferry two years ago, leaving me...
I do like my foamy bottles – they’re cute, they foam, and I don’t have to thicken my product up to use them! Plus, this one has a lime green cap, which is always a good thing in my book. (Hey, I’m tempted to buy a lime green Ford Fiesta just because of the colour!)...