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I’m still working my way through my e-mail and comments. I’m currently on Novemer 19th for comments and in early November for mail. Thank you for your continued patience. In this post, Preservatives, tafchk asks: How do you know how many drops to use for a given percentage please? The short answer is that we...
In this post, Oil free moisturizer, Tim asks: I’m thinking of formulating a completely water-based soothing moisturising gel using natural/nature-derived ingredients. So far I’m thinking of Honeyquat for the humectant as well as a marshmallow glycerine extract a bit of extra humectant and as the emollient. The rest of it would be something like a...
I’m slowly working my way through the comments you’ve left me over the last few months, and I’ll be posting those I think would appeal to a larger audience over the next little while. If you have a question, please comment on a relevant post, regardless of how old it might be, and I’ll do...