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Wow, you all have such amazing questions! I’m still getting through October as you asked such interesting things, which were so much fun! Please keep them coming! 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...
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....
Thank you so much for joining me this month on the blog! November is such a strange month to me as it’s pretty much a speed bump on our way to Christmas. If you go shopping today, it’s the first day you’ll hear Christmas music and see decorations and such, which I love but so...
I’ve been so busy getting ready for this trip, I didn’t tell you all about it! I’m teaching six classes at Windy Point Soap in Calgary over the next two weeks! (Click here to see the complete schedule and registration page!) And we’re having a get together on Thursday, November 8 from 4:00 to 8:00 pm...
In the October Q&A, Charlette asked: Just wondering what is the purpose of the following ingredients which are often listed at the end for many lotions/creams/facial products: LINALOOL LIMONENE BENZYL ALCOHOL BENZYL SALICYLATE Also: Farnesol, Geraniol and Hexyl Cinnamal, … Do these add anything besides a little fragrance? Can these be ignored? Sarah responded: They are the...