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SwiftCraftyMonkey One of the things I’m regularly asked for is a list of things you can substitute with other things. (Recently from the post what do you want to know?) I’m happy to write something like that up…but every time I try, I’m bogged down by the idea that you can substitute so many things for...
Sarah wrote in this post: I have a question… which oils would you please suggest for hair leave-in conditioners? I see you’ve mentioned coconut, camellia, sea buckthorn, jojoba, avocado in some posts, but is there a post that discusses recommended oils for different hair types (with reference to their properties)? There doesn’t tend to be a huge...
Darina e-mailed me to ask: My question is how many oils is too many? What I mean is you are creating a formulation perhaps a lotion or a cream does there come a point where adding another base oil is just over the top and not beneficial. I’m experimenting with a cleanser at the moment....
Thanks so much for offering your suggestions for future posts for this blog (click here to see a list and offer up your own!) A few of your suggestions have been written about in the past, and a few might have been written about before! Here are a few for now… A few of you...
I’m working on the essential oil series of posts, but I’m thinking about the next series. I’m still working on the facial products e-book – it might be a while, I’m getting rather busy – but I’m wondering what you want to learn? I’ve been looking at the pages that you like the most and...