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In the April Q&A, Gabriella asked: I’m trying to make a lotion bar; however, the product doesn’t glide on smooth like a lip balm would. It bunches in my skin (like in the picture) and the product goes on the side of my container tube making it messy to put the cap on. Should I increase...
My best friend pointed out to me that “writing has always been healing and therapy” for me, which might explain why this month’s e-zine is a whopping 70 pages. (If this were a novel, my almost 27,000 words would be something like 125 pages.) I started writing and writing and writing, and stopped when I...
In the April Q&A, Laura asked: I’m wondering if there is a recipe on the site anywhere for a dry oil spray or if it’s simply Cyclomethicone with some fragrance oil in it? I did try searching but my words ‘dry oil’ only turn up things for dry skin, I can’t find an actual recipe so...
In April’s Q&A, Mercedes asked: Hey Susan! I have a question, I have both Sepimax Zen and Sepinov EMT 10 and I noticed when I made a gel serum and an eye gel with the ZEN, it’s really sticky or tacky on my skin for a while after putting it on. Is it supposed to be...
I was scheduled to offer a seminar on facial products at the US conference in Atlanta in early May, but had to cancel due to my ongoing pain issues, so I present to you the formulas I would have shared at the sold out (30 participants) $89 per person seminar. I love a good anhydrous...