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We make all our bath & body formulas by weight because it’s simply more accurate. In the photo above, this is 1,300 grams soy wax before and after melting. You can see how much volume we lose as it melts, but the weight stays the same. If a formula calls for 1/4 cup or 60...
What does parts per million (ppm) mean? Let’s say we have a new butter and we see that it has 100 milligrams of Vitamin E in 1 kilogram. This means we have 100 parts Vitamin E per million. 1 milligram is 1/1000 of a gram 1 kilogram is 1000 grams Therefore 1 milligram is 1/1,000,000...
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...