Member-to-member super happy wonderful sharing & caring post (April 2019)

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Welcome to the April 2019 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 could share...

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April 2019 duplicating request post! ($3 subscribers and up)

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Do you have an idea for a product you’d like me to look at duplicating? This is the post for you! This is the official post for posting the things you’d like me to consider duplicating. When you make a suggestion, please include a link to the product with a full and proper ingredient list....

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$5 subscribers or higher – Q&A for April 2019!

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Two scales sit on a wooden tray. The first scale is silver with an LED screen reading 100.29 grams with a 100 gram weight on it. The seconds scale is also silver with a black LED face plate. It had a 100 gram weight on it, and it reads 100.33

What are you interested in this month? What questions have been driving you to distraction? What ingredients did you buy and you’re not really sure why? Any and all questions about equipment, formulas, ingredients, techniques, tips, and tricks are welcomed here! Remember, the only “stupid” question is one you don’t ask!...

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Q&A: Into which phase would I put n-acetyl glucosamine? Is there a limit to the size of the cool down phase?

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In the March Q&A, Olja asked, My question is about NAG (N-acetyl glucosamine). To which phase do you put it. If you put it to the cool down phase, do you dissolve it prior? Can you dissolve it in a glicerite extract (which also contains some water) and than put it in the lotion? Moreover, if using...

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What a wonderful day for formulating!

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What a way to spend a day, eh? Yesterday, I was making in London products at Alchemy Labs with Jane of Making Skincare and Learn Cosmetic Formulation, Anja, and Nanette! We made, in order, HIPEgel Aqua water-in-oil (w/o) lotion, the same lotion with tapioca starch, HIPE Oleo lotion with 90% oil phase, brand new Sapogel...

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