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If you’re a $10 subscriber, please click here to see the post where you can obtain the coupon to download it as part of your monthly membership! I’m super excited to present to you my newest e-zine, 10 minute lotions! Yep, you heard me right! In this e-zine, we’ll be learning how to use five … Read more
I’m lying on the couch today, a little tired from the excitement and running around of the last few weeks, so I thought I’d catch up on all the things I “saved for later” on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and everywhere else. But first, on a personal note, I HAVE A HOMOGENIZER! I’m so freakin’ excited!...
Yesterday, we took a look at measuring the pH of an Iselux Ultra Mild body wash formula, then testing it again after adjusting the pH. I forgot to share the before and after video so you can see the thickening from altering the pH alone! I’m sorry I couldn’t show you the pH adjusting bit,...
Now that we’ve met all the meters I have, let’s take a look at which ones I liked and which ones I didn’t! I find it helpful to gather all my meters and test the heck out of them using the same fluids. You can see this in action in this post where I compared...
This one has a strange way of calibrating, by using a screwdriver to alter it if it doesn’t register exactly the reading you want. This has an all in one glass electrode. It has an accuracy of +/- 0.05 pH. It doesn’t measure temperature and doesn’t have automatic temperature compensation, so if you’re measuring a liquid...