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Woo hoo! We’re back! Sorry about the delay – I needed to figure out what we would be learning next, then write a goodly part of the series so I knew where we were going. We spent a lot of the first part of the series talking about fatty alcohols, fatty acids, esters, oils, solid...
Are we lucky or what? Once again this month, Windy Point Soap Making Supplies in Calgary is offering you, my lovely readers, a coupon code to get all kinds of wonderful things for less! Want a few ideas on what you can buy there? If you’re interested in making the 10 minute lotions with cold emulsifiers I...
Let’s plan our next Zoom workshop for April 2026! By popular demand, we’ll be taking a look at pH, including how to measure with strips or meters, how to adjust the pH of a few different products, and how to get your meter ready for use by calibrating it. Closer to the date, I’ll share … Read more
I know you all know how much I love Lotioncrafter. Jen is a dear friend of mine, and quite the enabler when it comes to new, exciting ingredients! Her enthusiasm knows no bounds, and I’m honoured she shares her love of formulating with me! Have you checked out their site yet? It’s absolutely gorgeous and...
Welcome to the this month’s member-to-member sharing and caring post, an open post for you to share your thoughts, ask questions, share formulas, and generally connect with other people on this blog. One of the reasons I went with Disqus was to allow posts with pictures or videos or links of all sorts so we...