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For the whipped shea without butter experiment, I know I need some shea oil and a thickener. Today I’m experimenting with cetyl alcohol… For my first experiment, I used 90% shea oil and 10% cetyl alcohol. I weighed both together in a Pyrex jug, then put it into the double boiler. It melted relatively quickly...
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...