Month: September 2017

Weekend Wonderings: What kind of colourants would we use for shampoo or conditioner or liquid soap?

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In this post, Can I use BTMS-25 in a solid conditioner?, Baby Kat asks: Very interesting point. So far, I have always used btms 50 and it works well for me. I wanted to ask, what kind of colorants would you recommend to add to shampoo/conditioner/liquid soap? I find it more appealing when the color of...

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Update on comments…

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I’m working my way through the comments. I think I’m up to September 1st – woo! – so please bear with me as it takes quite some time to answer what you’ve asked in a thoughtful way. As you can see, one question can lead to a post, and I find myself re-visiting old posts...

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Weekend Wonderings: Making clay masks and using essential oils in facial products

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In this question, Newbie Tuesday: Turning your cleanser into an exfoliating cleanser, Jessica asks: I am actually working on something at home and I have pink french clay and I want to make some sort of scrub for the face. Most of the websites that I can buy the clay from just suggest mixing with...

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I’m presenting at the HBBG & HSCG conference in Toronto in June 2018

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The excitement just doesn’t stop around here lately! I’m so excited to be presenting at the 2018 conference held by the Handmade Bath & Body Guild and Handmade Soap and Cosmetics Guild in Toronto. I’ll be leading two workshops – cold process emulsifiers, kindly sponsored by Windy Point Soap, and hair care products, kindly sponsored...

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Weekday Wonderings: Can we make a shampoo bar without cocamidopropyl betaine?

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In this post on shampoo bars, Bella asked: Is it ok to make a syndet shampoo bar without cocamidopropyl betaine? Everyone makes it seem like an impossibility, but there is a company that makes them and they are sellilng very well and I don’t see that ingredient in their product. The company is Ethique, here...

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