Myth-understood: Does your hair need time to adjust when you start using a shampoo bar? Part one, comparing liquid and solid shampoo formulas and a few reasons your bar might not be awesome. 

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Myth-understood: Does your hair need time to adjust when you start using a shampoo bar? Part one, comparing liquid and solid shampoo formulas and a few reasons your bar might not be awesome. Let’s address the myth that your hair needs to “adjust” when you start using syndet or solid shampoo bar. The short answer...

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Shampoo and conditioner bars: Why is the pH important for a product that doesn’t contain water?

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I’ve had this question asked quite a bit of me lately – why is the pH important for a syndet shampoo bar or conditioner bar that doesn’t contain water? There are two short answers I can offer here before we get into the longer post… Hair care products are used with water in the shower,...

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Q&A: Let’s talk about making clear, solid, gelled sticks with sodium stearate (like deodorants)!

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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...

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Welcome to September 2022!

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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