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Someone asked if I could post a link to all my e-books. (The permanent link is in the right hand side column of the blog.) As you know, all the proceeds from these e-books go to our youth programs, collectively called Rated T for Teen. The pictures you see here are from our recent groups....
The strawberries are out and the raspberries are ready early. It’s almost summer, and I thought I’d offer you a few thoughts about summer products! Please please please please please don’t make your own sunscreen. I say this every year, and I’ll continue to say it this year. You simply can’t be sure that what...
I wanted to thank all of you so much for subscribing to the blog through Patreon! If you sign up between now and June 30th, your subscription starts on July 1st. But I’ll be doing the live Q&A and the duplicated recipe this month as my thank you for signing up early and believing in...
I’ve noticed a lot of people using potassium sorbate and sorbic acid as the only preservatives in a product. Neither of these are what we call broad spectrum preservatives, ones that will take care of bacteria, fungus, yeast, and mold, so you have to pair them with another one. Neither of these are good with...
Thanks for continuing to comment on all kinds of posts on the blog! The spam is abating, but it’s still there, so I need to moderate comments for a while longer. Please keep the comments coming for your suggestions for the one ingredient, five products posts! I let Raymond choose the next next ingredient, which will...