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I’ve been playing with lauramidopropyl betaine for almost a year now, and it definitely has a permanent place my workshop shelves as a very mild, primary or secondary surfactant I can use in pretty much any foamy, bubbly, lathery™ product I make, and you know how much I love these kinds of things! Let’s take...
I’ve been seeing people commenting on Facebook groups, my page, and here along with messages to me on Facebook that they find this blog hard to navigate. If I can be honest, I’m perplexed as we’ve been working hard to make it easy to find what you want, but every single day someone suggests that … Read more
Sorry for taking so long to share this salad de fruits* foaming facial cleanser, the final part of the apple a day foaming cleanser formula series, but I wanted to get some ideas from Raymond about how he enjoyed it. You’ll see his comments at the end of this post. *I took 7 years of...
What d’ya think I’m making in the workshop today? I’ll give you a hint: It’s confirmed to be fairly epic! #chemistryismetalAF??? #SbNi2 ?? #noads #nosponcon #noaffiliatelinks #supportedbyreaderslikeyou #positivelyawesome #alltheingredients #epicallydelicious…
I always wait until the new year to talk about the previous one. As a mid-to-late December baby, it makes me sad when everyone starts reviewing the year at the start of the month, as if nothing important could possibly happen in the best month of the year. (Four years ago, Lemmy of Motorhead died … Read more