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I was scheduled to offer a seminar on facial products at the US conference in Atlanta in early May, but had to cancel due to my ongoing pain issues, so I present to you the formulas I would have shared at the sold out (30 participants) $89 per person seminar. I love a good anhydrous...
…you lay awake thinking how you might design a fictional product you see see on TV, in this case a whisky infused lotion offered to Ron Swanson on Parks & Recreation during a bachelor party. I’m thinking something like the Aristoflex AVC lotion or Sepinov EMT 10 cream gel would be ideal for this kind…
As you probably know, we’re done with Patreon around here because their defective plug in didn’t work, which meant you couldn’t log in properly to see member only posts. Raymond worked day and night to set up a membership system on the blog, so you can log in here instead, which is awesome! So what...
As you probably know, I’ve been pretty much stuck in bed or on the couch for more than 10 weeks now, and I’m running out of everything from conditioner to facial cleanser to foot cream and there is no way I can bring myself to buying any of those things! So I’ve been thinking of...
Sorry I haven’t shared much this week. I have been writing like crazy – answering some members’ Q&A, starting a huge series on the biology of our skin to get into how liposomes work and more on using ceramides, trying to figure out how to organize the series on surfactants and thickeners, writing up my...