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Hi everyone! We’re still here, just experiencing some health stuff that’s getting better, but slower than I’d hoped. I had the anaesthetic and such shots in my arms on the first, but they’re only just getting usable today. There’s a lot more going on, which I won’t bore you with, and I’ve been seriously fatigued....
Hi everyone! I’m so sorry, my right arm has gone into spasm and I couldn’t complete the e-book on time. The good news is that I’m seeing the pain doctor tomorrow, February 1, for shots again, and should be up and writing by Sunday or Monday, when I’ll start on the e-book again. Edited: October...
Hi everyone! I’m so sorry, I need to cancel this month’s Zoom workshop as I’m suffering spasms in my hands and arms again and can’t do much writing or picking up of things. I’m going for anaesthetic injections again on February 1st, so I may be ready for next weekend, but definitely for the week...
We saw what the process of combining the oil and water phases together might look like for Ritamulse SCG in this post the other day, but what would it look like for a few other emulsifiers? Let’s take a look at three of our favourites, Polawax, Incroquat BTMS-50, and Simulsol/Lotionpro™ 165! For each of these,...
please note, it’s been cancelled As I mentioned in the Welcome to January 2024 post, “We will be enjoying a Zoom workshop this month because I had such a blast for the LUMOROL K 5229 and cold process emulsifier workshop the other day, so I’d love to hear your thoughts! I’m thinking about...