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Duplicating products: Step five – create a starting recipe in percentages $1+ patrons Jul 18, 2016 at 9:59am DUPLICATING PRODUCTS IN SIX STEPS1. Get the complete ingredient list. 2. Look at what each ingredient brings to the product. 3. Figure out what’s really important and what’s there for label appeal. 4. Figure out how much...
My mom loves a nice bubbly bubble bath. I’ve stuck with my basic recipe for quite some time, but I thought it was time for a change to see what else would work. I was excited to see Voyageur Soap & Candle has brought LSB (INCI: Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate (and) Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate) back. SLSa is...
In the suppliers’ list for Canada, Lily asks: Does anyone know where I can buy a lime hydrosol in Canada? And James wants to know where to find a goat’s milk lotion base in Canada. Any ideas, my fellow Canucks? In this post, Shampoo: Modifying the basic shampoo recipe to be more conditioning, Unknown asks:...
In this post on MSM, Unknown asks: I bought some MSM from Voyageur after seeing it as an ingredient in a muscle ointment from my chiropractor. I am not sure how to use it though in muscle rub, especially after searching a bit and finding it is used mainly in shampoo and skin cream. Can you...
In this post on solid conditioner bars, Kenzie asks: I was wondering what the melting point of the finished bars are. I am concerned about shipping in the summer. Also, does this recipe need to be put into single molds or would I be able to make a large batch in a soap loaf and cut...