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Wow, you all have such amazing questions! I’m still getting through August’s as I ended up having to make a few of them series as opposed to one-off posts, which has been so much fun! Please keep them coming! What are you interested in this month? What questions have been driving you to distraction? What...
Jen at Lotioncrafter is offering $10 subscribers a lovely coupon for September 2018 so you can get all kinds of wonderful and unique ingredients to make all kinds of wonderful and unique products! (I know I’m dying to get some NatraSil, a silicone replacement!) Oh, and that lovely mug is finally for sale! Woo! The...
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....
I’m sorry I don’t have a post ready for today. I’ve had a weird week and so many things took up my writing time, including some exciting new back pains! Woo! I’ll have one up for tomorrow with links to the Q&A, duplication thread, and Lotioncrafter coupon. Hope you’re all having an awesome long weekend!...
Check out this month’s new e-zine – Surfactants: Part three, formulating guidelines & liquid thickeners! Almost 20,000 words and 65 pages long, I’ve shared with you formulating guidelines, starter formulas, and more than 26 formulas for such products as bubble bath, body wash, and shampoo along with comparison charts for some of our liquid thickeners, … Read more