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Let’s create Grey’s Heady Harvest anhydrous balm with Oleo-HA (formula)

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I had so much fun working with the oil soluble hyaluronic acid, Oleo-HA, that I had to add it to this formula, which I’m now calling Grey’s Heady Harvest, an anhydrous balm filled with all kinds of oils and vitamins we created from a potential duplication of Beauticontrol Nutri-Rich Oil but have altered so much,...

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#alltheingredients: Hyaluronic acid, Oleo-Ha (oil soluble humectant, active for skin and lips)

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Jen from Lotioncrafter very kindly sent me a sample of this oil soluble hyaluronic acid (INCI: Sodium hyaluronate, hydrogenated castor oil, castor seed oil), which I tried in my new modification of what I’m calling Grey’s Heady Harvest anhydrous balm with Oleo-HA because it’s full of so many gorgeous oils and vitamins,  so let’s take...

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Newbie Tuesday: Creating emulsions with Simulsol/Lotionpro™ 165 – Creams (Week five)

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Welcome back to the Newbie Tuesday introduction to lotion making course/series using Simulsol/Lotionpro™ 165 (INCI: Glyceryl stearate and PEG-100 stearate). Today, we’ll be making a thicker, more moisturizing, more occlusive cream with this emulsifier along with the ingredients I suggested you buy in the shopping list (click here for more information). Click here for part...

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Welcome to March 2021!

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It’s March! Time for cherry blossoms and geosmin, the smell after it starts to rain, and warmer days we can spend outside in our back garden with our new outdoor heater (finally). National Crafting Month in March 2009 was the inspiration for what I consider the first official post on the blog on February 28, … Read more

Hey $10 subscribers! The new e-book is here – The big book of preservatives, part one – Fundamentals & formulating

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Holy cow, this one has been ages in the making – part one of The Big Book of Preservatives, Fundamentals & Formulating! It’s a massive book all about the principles of preserving your awesome products with all kinds of traditional and naturally compliant preservatives! (Part two will be out in March 2021 for subscribers and...

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