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I still have some foaming bath butter in my workshop, so I thought I’d make a hydrating and moisturizing scrub for the winter months. I find foaming bath butter on its own makes my skin feel a bit tight after using, so I wanted to add some moisturizing ingredients. I thought I’d add some oil...
I was looking throught some posts on the blog and realized I hadn’t answered some of the questions you had posed earlier this year in the what interests you? post! Let’s get to a few of the quicker to answer ones in this post! Sue asked: Sometimes I notice that ingredients found in the cool...
I received some lupine amino acids from the Formulator Sample Shop*, so I thought I’d play around with them for a bit. But you know me…I can’t just use something, I have to research it, so let’s take a look at this ingredient! Lupine amino acids are – wait for it – amino acids from...
I admit that I’m a bit of an oil junkie. When I see a new one at Voyageur Soap & Candle, I have to buy it and try it in my products. This week’s new purchase is baobab seed oil. This cold pressed oil is compared to avocado oil, although I find it is more...
This time of year is heck on my skin as I tend to wear capri pants and shorts all year ’round, even in wet and cold weather. (It’s too warm inside buildings and I’m only outside a very short period of time as I go from car to office and back!) As a result, I...