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Hello! I’m back – a day late, sorry about that! Thank you for your patience while I took some time off to rest my arms and get organized around the workshop. As I do every holiday, I planned for much more than I could do, and things are still more chaotic than I had hoped, … Read more
I’m getting a lot of questions and messages asking me about making clear deodorant sticks with sodium stearate, so I thought I’d offer some information in a sort of master post that I can link back to the formulas I shared with you in 2010. It’s surprisingly easy to make deodorant type products when you...
Happy September! After what feels like a lifetime of attending school, I think of this more as the new year than I do January 1. Weekend before Labour Day, I’d spend the time promising myself that I’d be more organized, that I’d keep my binders tidier, that my desk wouldn’t become another flat space I … Read more
In the monthly Q&A, Jaime asked, When making very small test batches what mixer is small and high shear? Thank you Darla very kindly answered, Hi Jaime, I know that Lotioncrafter has both a micro and mini high shear mixer! I purchased the micro and it is teeny (less than 1/2″ in diameter), but worked great for...
This coupon is only for August 2022 subscribers. You can still buy the e-book from the shop if you weren’t a subscriber in this month by clicking this link! Welcome to what started off as the second edition of Bath Time Fun – a 26 page e-book I first shared in September 2016 for my...