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In the November Q&A post, Donna asked: My question is: Can I more than triple a lotion recipe? I thought I read somewhere on the blog to don’t more than triple a recipe. Even tripling a recipe to make 300 grams only equates to 10 1/2 ounces of lotion. I’d like to make more at...
I wanted to share more about the LuxGlide ingredients this morning, but I realized I left my notes at home, and I don’t have time to research it all again. Look for this in a few days… Last Sunday, we started designing this Olivem 1000 lotion with an eye to including lovely ingredients to create...
On Sunday, we started designing this Olivem 1000 lotion with an eye to including lovely ingredients to create a mostly natural, green, ECOcert, readily biodegradable, super creamy lotion. Yesterday, I shared a formula from a class I held at Windy Point Soap in Calgary on the weekend. Today, let’s take a look at a few...
I’m still having so much teaching classes at Windy Point Soap in Calgary, and I wanted to share a formula we made yesterday in the ECO products class. If you want to join in on the fun, click here to see the other classes I’m offering this week as well as some offered by other instructors....
I’m in love with cold process emulsifiers, like RM-2051 (aka Emulthix) and Aristoflex AVC. It’s amazing how quickly we can make something rich, creamy, and emollient in a few minutes with these types of emulsifiers. Click this link to learn more or register at Windy Point Soap! ...