Clean up your act! Honey, apple & kale foaming kitchen hand cleanser with d-Limonene

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Merry Christmas! If you’re like me, you’re spending part of today loafing about playing with your new toys, and the other part trying to get dinner made! If you’re preparing, baking, cooking, broiling, or grilling any meals, this is my gift to you! One of my favourite cleansers for around the kitchen is always one...

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Babassu, coconut & quinoa hand and body lotion becomes botanical bounty of extracts

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We had fun formulating this babassu, coconut & quinoa hand & body lotion at Windy Point Soap Making Supplies in Calgary in November – click here to see yesterday’s post – but I thought it’d be fun to make a few changes because, you know, I can’t leave well enough alone! I love love love...

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From my classes: Babassu, coconut & quinoa hand and body lotion

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I’ve been wanting to share this formula with you since my return from Calgary in mid-November, but I’m always so swamped with other things. I’m taking a break from the gel series for a few days… Cold, windy, snowy winters might be all picturesque and stuff, but it can do one heck of a number...

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Q&A quickies: What’s a good alternative to phenoxyethanol in oil based products?

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In the November Q&A, Liza asked: I am very allergic to anything to Phenoxyethanol and was wondering if you could tell me, what would make a good alternative preservative for oil based products, like a body scrub? Let’s take a look at phenoxyethanol and what it does. Phenoxyethanol is a phenolic compound with an alcohol functional group...

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Q&A: Can we use Varisoft EQ 65 in a shampoo bar for fine hair? 

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In the November Q&A, Sarah asked, Have you ever used Varisoft EQ 65 in a shampoo bar or conditioner bar? Is there any reason why it could not be used this way? Is there a pH concern for this ingredient? For a shampoo bar for fine hair (that I do not want to over-condition), could I replace...

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