Question for you: What do you think about testing kits?

In this post, Angela asks: I wanted to ask you about this testing kit from Saffire Blue, and if you thought that buying and using this type of kit was beneficial for a soap/lotion/shampoo/conditioner test rather than send the product to a lab to be tested. I think that it could save me some money as I...

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Weekend wonderings: Powdered vs. liquid extracts, substituting BTMS-25 for BTMS-50, and surfactants for baby shampoo (updated)

Wow, you have me wondering about so many things this weekend! We might need a long weekend wondering for tomorrow to catch up on everything! I wonder if they’d notice I was away from work and school tomorrow? Do you have a wondering? Click here and post your question or thoughts in the comments!  EXTRACTS:...

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An argument for using distilled water in our products

Chilliwack’s water has won more prizes than I can count for quality and taste, but we started emergency chlorination this week after E. coli was discovered and made a few people sick. A woman from British Columbia was found in the water supply of a hotel in California recently. And the water in the bathroom...

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Weekend wonderings: Rice bran wax, shea butter, and willow bark extract

I have a pot of Earl Grey steeping beside me, a dog curled up at my feet, and some great tunes on the iPod! Let’s get wondering! (And if you have something you’d like me to wonder about, click here and add your question to the list!)  RICE BRAN WAX AS AN EMULSIFIER?In this post,...

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Question: How do you decide what to make?

In this post, Sue asks: HOW do you decide what to make?! I have such trouble/fun deciding on colours fragrance additives that half the session could disapppear. How do your readers balance creative and efficiency? What a great question! I think the answer is that I don’t do it well. Sometimes I get into the workshop...

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