Check out my classes at Voyageur for November and December!

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So excited to announce some classes at Voyageur Soap & Candle Company this month and next! We’re offering a conditioner bar class; two handmade Christmas classes that include candles and wax tarts, lip balm, melt & pour soap, and bath salts; and another whipped butter class with two anhydrous and one emulsified product! Click this...

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Q&A: Where’s the emulsifier in this product, Paula’s Choice Resist Super Antioxidant Serum?

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In the August Q&A, Charlette asked: I have used this serum before (friend let me have a bit from her tube) and I love it. Would like to make something similar–BUT! I cannot figure out the emulsifier (as I don’t see one). Yet I see oils and water phase ingredients in this ingredient list. Can you...

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Q&A quickie: Can glyceryl stearate replace stearic acid in formulas?

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In this post, Potential duplication of L’Occitane Immortelle Divine Cream (part four), YesYes asked: Can glyceryl stearate replace stearic acid in formulas? The short answer is no, and the longer answer is – it depends. (This is almost always the answer when it comes to substitutions as so much depends on what you’re making and the...

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Ingredient: LuxGlide or LexFeel silicone replacements

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I’ve been working with these ingredients for a bit now, and I wanted to share them with you! We had great fun making products with them at Windy Point Soap Making Supplies in Calgary, and I wanted to share information about these ingredients before sharing a formula or two. As a note, there’s some misunderstanding...

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Q&A quickie: Can I more than triple a lotion formula?

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A large Pyrex jug sits on a brown counter with various ingredients and bottles nearby. The Pyrex jug contains a coffee butter emulsified sugar scrub that has been whipped and looks quite lovely.

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...

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