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Why you shouldn’t be using spatulas to mix emulsions with all kinds of examples, including LUMOROL K 5229 shower oils! 

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Sigh…I can’t believe I have to keep telling you not to use spatulas to make emulsions, but here we are again doing it with shower oils… Before we return to the series on making foamy, bubbly, lathery™ shower oils with LUMOROL K 5229 (INCI: MIPA-Laureth Sulfate, Laureth-4, Propylene Glycol), I need to address yet again...

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Let’s talk about making and selling easy-to-make products while looking at this program called “Start a 6 Figure Beauty Business” and why I don’t suggest it! 

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I’ve been seeing posts from David Wongk for a course and Facebook group called “Start a 6 Figure Beauty Business” where you learn to make massive batches of really easy products using a variety of bases to create yourself a business where you can make a six figure (gross) income. There are free “recipes” available … Read more

Conditioner bars: Why the process is so important and why I don’t recommend using coconut oil

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Someone asked me why their conditioner bars were soft in the syndet shampoo bar group I admin with Jo-Anne Emery on Facebook, and they shared their variation on my formula in which they’ve included 5% coconut oil and an unknown butter, and I thought I’d expand on what I shared with them over there… Important...

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Q&A about conditioner bars! (Updated September 5, 2023)

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I’m getting a lot of questions about conditioner bars, which makes me think you’re all making them out there. Woo hoo! Aren’t they awesome? Table of contents Where do I find formulas and information for making conditioner bars on this site? What’s the best process for making a conditioner bar? How to best melt BTMS...

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A few thoughts on how to work with and melt SCI and how to create a double boiler (updated September 3, 2023)

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Hi everyone! I’m up to mid-September in the comments, and I continue to work through them. Thanks for your patience.  A few thoughts: Why does everyone think it’s so hard to melt sodium cocoyl isethionate (SCI)? If you pick the right version and couple it with the right surfactant – disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, cocamidopropyl betaine, … Read more