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I always say I gain confidence from my successes but learn more from my failures, but this doesn’t mean I love to see a lotion fall apart or a conditioner start weeping oil a week or two later. I admit to getting more than a little peeved when I only have a few hours in...
Do you love oils? Sure, we all do! That’s why I wrote this e-zine about more of my favourite oils and butters! Join me for some fun learning about and formulating with ingredients like cupuacu butter, sal butter, pear seed oil, watermelon seed oil, plum kernel oil, and more! Accompanying this e-zine are my comparison...
Do you love oils? Sure, we all do! That’s why I wrote this e-zine about more of my favourite oils and butters! Join me for some fun learning about and formulating with ingredients like cupuacu butter, sal butter, pear seed oil, watermelon seed oil, plum kernel oil, and more! Accompanying this e-zine are my comparison...
Do you love oils? Sure, we all do! That’s why I wrote this e-zine about more of my favourite oils and butters! Join me for some fun learning about and formulating with ingredients like cupuacu butter, sal butter, pear seed oil, watermelon seed oil, plum kernel oil, and more! Accompanying this e-zine are my comparison...
This is part two of our attempted duplication of this Rodin Luxury Hair Oil. Please click here for part one. Step three: Figure out what’s really important and what’s there for label appeal. I think all these ingredients are important for how this product feels and smells. Having said that, you could make a nice...