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In the February Q&A for Patreon, Tash asked: There’s different kinds of vitamin E I see. Natural, synthetic and mixed. Is there any difference between using these in formulations? I wrote a few months ago, and never hit “publish”, which actually turned out to the be a good thing as I have more information I wanted...
I was scheduled to offer a seminar on facial products at the US conference in Atlanta today, Wednesday, May 2nd, 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’ve been making a...
Jen from Lotioncrafter is amazing, and once again she is offering my $10 Patrons a 7% discount when you enter the below code into the coupon code on her site. Yay! Thanks again, Lotioncrafter! if you can’t think of what to buy there, check out this decadent anhydrous facial serum I shared last week or check...
As you’ve probably noticed, I keep it pretty Rated E for Everyone around here language wise, but I’m more Rated M for Mature in real life. Sometimes sweary Susan spills over into the blog as I did with the new e-zine, and although I doubt any of us are shrinking violets who faint at the...
May is generally a good month for us. Raymond and I will be celebrating our 9th anniversary on May 16th (married 9 years, together 24), something we hope to celebrate with a night on the town full of headbanging and loud singing at the Slayer and Anthrax show in Vancouver, if I’m better by then....