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In this post, Aristoflex AVC – light lotion with NAG, ceramides, and quaternized rice, BrNy asked: I know this is an old-ish post but thought I’d try my luck anyway. I made this lotion based off of a recipe I saw at Lotioncrafter.com but added NAG at 4% and subtracted 4ml of water (I made...
The other day, we reviewed the ingredient list for this product, and earlier today we reviewed it again to figure out what was important and the suggested usage levels for each ingredient. In this post, we’ll create a prototype formula for this product. I don’t have any hydrated silica in my workshop, so I’m leaving that...
Since I seem to own every ingredient ever made for making bath & body products – I’m not kidding! – I’ve been playing with loads of your duplication requests, as you saw last month with the many Lush duplications.The first duplication I’d like to share with you this month is this one, Christophe Robin Cleansing...
Last Monday, we met a new, cold process conditioner I bought from Making Cosmetics called Ice Hair Restore (aka Gracefruit’s EasyMix Smooth or Jeesperse CPCS). Last Tuesday, we made a hair conditioner with it, then modified that on Wednesday into a more intense conditioner my best friend coined the Pineapple Express Intense Conditioner. Let’s modify...
In the August Q&A on Patreon, Anne asked: I am wondering why my room spray with citrus oils has turned orange. It smells perfectly fine and is preserved with 0.5% LGP. I recall you making a body wash with citrus that turned colour. Is it just a natural reaction you don’t need to worry about?...