Member exclusive Q&A: How to measure smaller amounts?

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In the December duplicating post, Joyce asked: My question concerns formulating, in reading your blog you state when formulating a recipe, x%=xgrams. i have recently seen recipes with odd %’s, for ex. 0.80%. How do you measure .80 grams? Do we drop the 0 & make it .8grams, do we round up to 1 gram,...

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Member exclusive Q&A: What kind of aloe vera do I use in my formulas?

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Katherine asked in this post on Simulgreen 18-2 lotions, This might seem like a silly question whose answer is obvious to most but what form of ALOE VERA is in your example formulation? Powder? Gel? Juice?  There are no silly questions! I’m definitely someone who needs to ask loads of questions to understand anything, so...

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Member exclusive Q&A: Why did this lotion fail? Part two – fragrance or essential oils and mixing

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Yesterday, we took a look at how changes in oils and preservatives might impact a lotion. What else could be an issue here? Fragrance and essential oils aren’t inert ingredients: We know vanilla can make things brown, but it can also thin out a product thanks to the vanillin. This is why we may have...

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Member exclusive Q&A: Why did this lotion fail? Part two – fragrance & essential oils and mixing

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Yesterday, we took a look at how changes in oils and preservatives might impact a lotion. What else could be an issue here? Fragrance and essential oils aren’t inert ingredients: We know vanilla can make things brown, but it can also thin out a product thanks to the vanillin. This is why we may have...

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