Month: July 2015

Six ingredient lotions: Evening primrose, oats & chamomile body butter

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What’s the difference between a six ingredient body and hand lotion and a six ingredient body butter? Nothing really. Honestly, there isn’t a definition for a body butter. It could be something that contains no water or something with loads of water. In general, we think of a body butter as being a thicker body...

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Write a review! Win a prize!

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I asked you to share your thoughts last year and it was a rousing success – in my humble opinion – so I’m asking you to share your thoughts and recipes with the readers of this blog again! I’m very interested in hearing what you have to say about the recipes you’ve tried on the...

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Six ingredient lotions: Evening primrose, oats & chamomile hand and body lotion

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What six ingredient lotion could we make specifically for dry skin? What things could we include to make sure that dry skin is getting all the hydration and moisturization it can? Because dry skin suffers from lower hydration levels and an impaired barrier mechanism, we need humectants to draw water to our skin and occlusives...

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Some summer tips for our products and ingredients

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It’s summer ’round these parts, which means it’s hot! This affects our products and ingredients in so many ways… Our lotions take some time to cool down to the final temperature with some thickeners and emulsifiers taking up to 48 hours at room temperature to make it to the final viscosity. In general, we want...

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Weekend Wonderings: Where can I find supplies? Why add a humectant in the summer?

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In this post, Six ingredient lotions: Rice bran & mango butter body lotion, WEND asks: Where can I buy allantoin? I never heard of it before but then again I’m new to lotion making.  You can find more information on suppliers in your part of the world in the FAQ section under “shopping for supplies“. I...

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