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If you’re interested in taking a workshop with me, I’m offering them again at Voyageur Soap & Candle in February and March. I’m offering four classes: Anhydrous products, hair care, facial products, and lotion making. They’re all day classes, and you’ll leave each group with a bunch of products, as well as a copy of...
It’s been an action packed week at our house with both a music recital and boxing match yesterday, and loads of work to be done at my day job! Please forgive my lack of posts, my lovely readers, as it’s a reflection on my inability to manage my time and not a reflection on how...
In this post on bath bombs, Emily ask: Can you use bio oil instead of vegetable or soy bean oil? Are you referring to this product, Bio-Oil? Yes, you could use any type of oil soluble ingredient or oil in a bath bomb. But I’m wondering why use this ingredient? It’s really really expensive, and...
In this post on Crothix, Hemperical Herbs asks: Using Crothix for the first time and I’m having no luck. My shampoo is still thin as water with a foam that sits on top. I have 2 cups of shampoo and used 5 ml of Crothix so far. The base contains a water decoction of amla, shikakai...
I wanted to thank you, my lovely readers, for asking questions, challenging me, and generally being awesome over the last year. As you may know, I’ve been facing some health challenges with loads of back pain of unknown origin. Thank you for continuing to follow the blog when I haven’t been able to post as...