Creating a 10 minute, natural hand & body lotion with babassu & amaranth oil – part one, original formula, sensory characteristics, choosing preservatives, and more!

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What the heck is going on with my skin? ARGH! It was early winter, a time when it’s generally super humid around here as it rains every day for at least a few minutes, so why am I so dry and itchy? I wracked my brain for far too long before realizing that I’d been...

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#alltheingredients: Amaranth seed oil (INCI: Amaranthus caudatus seed oil)

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We’ve used amaranth in a number of different ways here in our workshop… Amaranth seed oil (Amaranthus caudatus seed oil) Amaranthus squalane NaturePep Amaranth (INCI: Water, Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Extract) – Lotioncrafter link, post coming soon FSS foaming amaranth PET* or FSS foaming amaranth ECT* (INCI: Sodium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Amaranth Protein) – FSS links, post coming...

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#alltheingredients: Borage extract (INCI: Glycerin (and) Water (and) Borago Officinalis (Borage Herb) (and) Sodium Benzoate (and) Potassium Sorbate)

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I can’t believe I haven’t shared my love for this extract with you yet! Let’s take a look at borage extract (INCI: Glycerin (and) Water (and) Borago Officinalis (Borage Herb) (and) Sodium Benzoate (and) Potassium Sorbate), a water soluble liquid botanical extract we can add to our products at 0.5% to 5% in the cool down...

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Welcome to April 2021!

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Welcome to April 2021! It’s spring and we can sit outdoors, socially distanced, with people outside of our household this month, so yay for that! We had a new patio built in the winter and we will be enjoying a lot of tea and cookies in our yard as we wait for the world to … Read more

Q&A quickie: A few links for making “no more tears” shampoos and such!

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Cristina asked if I had any formulas for “no more tears” type products, and I remembered I wrote this article for Handmade Magazine about this topic – and you can find a formula there – and I have this post on using Iselux Ultra Mild this way. Take a look at these surfactants – Stepan-Mild®...

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