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A very Merry Christmas to you and yours from all of us – Raymond, little Sasja, and Susan! As I write this, I’m sipping a cup of tea and watching the Christmas card-style snow* falling outside the living room window. Thank you for your support of the blog this year! You’ve made what has been … Read more
I bought this awesome cold pressed, refined black currant seed oil (INCI: Ribes Nigrum (black currant) seed oil) from Voyageur Soap & Candle* a few weeks ago, and I have been trying it in all kinds of things, from anhydrous products like whipped butters and lip balms to emulsified products, like lotions, body butters, and...
*Before we start, please note that I do not take advertising in any form – no ads, no sponsored contents, no affiliate links – so every link in the post (and on this blog) is offered so you can find things easier when shopping. Your monthly subscriptions mean I don’t have to clutter up this...
*Before we start, please note that I do not take advertising in any form – no ads, no sponsored contents, no affiliate links – so every link in the post (and on this blog) is offered so you can find things easier when shopping. Your monthly subscriptions mean I don’t have to clutter up this...
Please note, I’ve written a longer post on making whipped butters that you can find here –Last minute, easy, and festively impressive Christmas crafting: Creating decadent, moisturizing, whipped butters! (Part one) – that’s updated for December 2021! Original opening for this post in May 7, 2013: Sorry for the break in these posts, but it’s been...