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My husband is graduating today with a Bachelor of Arts, Psychology degree from the University of the Fraser Valley. We have to be there for around 8:15, and the ceremony starts at 9:30. (Who schedules a grad for first thing in the morning?) I’m so proud of him! This is not a picture of Raymond....
I love sugar scrubs in any season, but I especially need my scrubs during these summer months when I rarely wear anything other than shorts and I spent a lot of time swimming at the lake or just generally wandering around outside. I always use the same recipe because I like the consistency – see...
A quick mobile post to give you an idea of what I’ll be writing later…What do I think of Ritamulse SCG in place of Polawax in my favourite emulsified scrub? AWESOME! AMAZING! When I make my usual scrub, I generally lament that it doesn’t keep the fluffy consistency. This did! Wow!...
In this post, Nedeia asks: I LOVE humectants. I always use glycerin, sodium lactate, panthenol, urea, Na PCA, oats and wheat proteins, I just LOVE them in my products! But I guess I tend to over use them, because sometimes the gels I am using all of them into is sticky. I always use less than...
To follow up from this post – why do you think sulfates are bad for your hair? – I thought I’d offer a few links from one of my favourite blogs, The Natural Haven! (Thanks, Bajan Lilly for reminding me to look there for stuff on SLS!) She’s writing a great series on sulfates, and...