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I’m sorry I haven’t been writing much lately. Every weekend morning I get up, make a cup of tea, and fire up the laptop intending to write a bunch of blog posts for the week. Then the dog looks so cute and wants to play or I decide to make breakfast or one of a...
In this post, formulating a facial cleanser with soy, Theresa asks: I love using foaming soy and I try to throw it in at every chance I get! It really adds to the product, in my opinion. Speaking of soy, I have noticed DIYers using Braggs Amino Acid (soy sauce substitute) in hair and face products...
Happy International Tabletop Day! Wherever you are, I hope you’re playing a board or card game today! As you may or may not know, we are big gamers! We run a board and card game night for the youth every month, Raymond runs three Dungeons & Dragons sessions every fortnight for the youth, and we go...
I admit I’m totally addicted to my favourite foaming facial cleanser. It feels great on my skin, and it lasts forever! (I only need to make 100 ml every four or five months!) I’ve tried it with foaming silk, foaming oat, and foaming rice surfactants, and thought it was time to try it with foaming...
I hope you’re all enjoying your long weekend – if you get one – spending time with family and friends! I’m spending the day with my bestie playing with this stuff called Inkodye, which silk screens fabric using the sun! I’ll post results when we’re finished. We had great fun making gummies (video) and lollipops...