Month: July 2018

Let’s formulate: Chamomile & aloe botanical summer time body butter (water phase)

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Yesterday, we took a look at some ideas for the oil phase of this soothing and moisturizing body butter, so today it’s all about the water! THE WATER PHASE When it comes to where I live, it’s all about the humectants. Let’s draw all that moisture in the atmosphere to our skin to hydrate the...

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Let’s formulate: Chamomile & aloe botanical summer time body butter (oil phase)

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I really hate summer so very very much. I have rosacea, so my cheeks are always burning and now my eyes get very dry to the point where my contacts fall out on their own. It’s humid as heck where I live, and my skin always feels dry and tight and awful. I need something...

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Discussion: Let’s talk about substitutions!

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Every day I’m asked, “I don’t have ingredient X. What can I use instead?” This is like asking, “What’s a substitute for black pepper?” In what kind of food? What flavours are you hoping to achieve? What other ingredients are you using in this meal? Who will be eating it? Consider what the response might...

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