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I’ve just put out my Christmas e-zine – It’s the most wonderful time of the year! – filled with all kinds of ideas for Christmas presents, like wax tarts, whipped butters, bath salts, lip balm, and more! (Click here for the table of contents! or click here to buy!) I put these e-zines or short e-books...
In this post – Preservative chart download – Susan asks: Help! Ok, I see your preservative chart and I read the Brambleberry interview regarding Optiphen. I also read the article- Optiphen revisited. I am confused as the chart was not updated. Bottom line: Can you use Optiphen in sugar scrubs? In this post, Optiphen revisited,...
In this post, Preservatives: Liquid Germall Plus, zignorp asks: I went to Lotioncrafter to order more liquid germall plus, and I notice that in the EU it’s restricted from being used in body lotion or body cream. Do you have any idea why that is? I contacted Jen at Lotioncrafter, and she sent me so...
I know sometimes when people see the word “chemical” they stress out, but it shouldn’t! The word chemical only means “something that contains elements“, which is to say everything on earth. Your hair, your window, your cup of tea, arsenic, mushrooms – everything on earth is a chemical. So when we talk about chemical exfoliants,...
Let’s try making a version of this with less sticky humectants! It’s not that the original duplication was that sticky – in fact, I was a tad surprised it wasn’t stickier – but I do think we could get a few other humectants in there to make it a super hydrating treat! (Check out the...