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I’m working my way through the comments. I think I’m up to September 1st – woo! – so please bear with me as it takes quite some time to answer what you’ve asked in a thoughtful way. As you can see, one question can lead to a post, and I find myself re-visiting old posts...
In this question, Newbie Tuesday: Turning your cleanser into an exfoliating cleanser, Jessica asks: I am actually working on something at home and I have pink french clay and I want to make some sort of scrub for the face. Most of the websites that I can buy the clay from just suggest mixing with...
The excitement just doesn’t stop around here lately! I’m so excited to be presenting at the 2018 conference held by the Handmade Bath & Body Guild and Handmade Soap and Cosmetics Guild in Toronto. I’ll be leading two workshops – cold process emulsifiers, kindly sponsored by Windy Point Soap, and hair care products, kindly sponsored...
In this post on shampoo bars, Bella asked: Is it ok to make a syndet shampoo bar without cocamidopropyl betaine? Everyone makes it seem like an impossibility, but there is a company that makes them and they are sellilng very well and I don’t see that ingredient in their product. The company is Ethique, here...
In this post, Preservatives: Phenoxyethanol, Paola asked: Quick question Re: Liquid Germal Plus… It’s my favourite preservative to use…however, I’m a little worried about using it because there are articles out there saying it’s not the healthiest preservative out there…BUT it preserves my products like no other. Are there any skin care brands who use LGP...