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Let’s create a hydrating winter skin & scalp spray with loads of botanicals & actives (part four, Hydrosols & floral water)

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Let’s create a hydrating winter skin & scalp spray with loads of botanicals & actives (part four, Hydrosols & floral water) Welcome back to this series in which we’re making a hydrating winter skin & scalp spray with loads of botanicals & actives, which can be used as a skin and scalp hydrator, a facial...

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If you only read one thing today, read this: Please please please follow the instructions to achieve success!

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I can’t stress enough how vital it is to follow the instructions as written for a formula. When I create a formula, I share the exact instructions with you. These aren’t guidelines, these are what you need to do to achieve success. Deviating from them can result in epic fails – epic, epic fails. Don’t...

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Botanicals & hydrosols: Are floral waters and hydrosols the same?

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In this post – Question: Are floral waters and hydrosols the same? – I said they were the same, but I think things are very different in 2024. The short answer is that although we use the term interchangeably, I don’t think it’s the most accurate use of language as it seems we’re using floral...

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Let’s create a hydrating winter skin & scalp spray with loads of botanicals & actives (part three, botanical extracts)

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Welcome back to this series in which we’re making a hydrating winter skin & scalp spray with loads of botanicals & actives, which can be used as a skin and scalp hydrator, a facial toner, or a sprayed serum before you use an anhydrous product, like whipped body butter, body oil, or facial oil. The...

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Let’s create a hydrating winter skin & scalp spray with loads of botanicals & actives (part two, the heated water phase)

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Yesterday, we met a formula for a gorgeous hydrating winter skin & scalp spray with loads of botanicals and actives, like allantoin, niacinamide, Fision® HydraTress, AQUAXYL™, and so much more! The goal of this product is to create a water soluble, sprayable formula that contains all kinds of things that’ll be good for our skin and...

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