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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! Yeah, I know I said it this month, but I’m finally sharing the Pore-Fessional Primer and this Frxxxtion stick this month! There will also be others I hope to share using some of the...
Wow, you all have such amazing questions! I’ve done all but two from November, and I’m still working on December. Darn you for having such great, interesting, and fun questions! Please keep them coming! And thank you for your patience! What are you interested in this month? What questions have been driving you to distraction?...
In the November Q&A, Melanie asked: I have made your Swift’s Favourite Winter Time Leave in Conditioner with Incroquat CR with some modifications depending on what I have available, and I increase the BTMS because my hair is processed. I love the end product, but I find it pretty much always separates. The formula I use...
In the December Q&A, Michele asked: When you are heating your distilled water do you boil it on the stove and heat and hold for 20-25 minutes? Is that necessary or only necessary when making some formulations? I find when I do this, the water evaporates. I’m concerned that my percentages are no longer accurate because...
In the December Q&A, Marta suggested, The glossary under Resources is a wonderful thing. Would you consider creating a list of the acronyms that you’ve used in your writing (e.g. AHA, DLS, CMC, GLA, HEC, INCI, MSM, NF, NMF, PF, SC, TEWL, TJ, ARGH)? You always define the acronym when it is first introduced. But,...