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In this post, Creating a toner, Susan asks: To my question, which may seem obvious, but I just want to make sure. When you list a % for a botanical extract, such as chamomile or green tea extract, is that in the powdered form, before it is hydrated? So this recipe for toner would be 0.5%...
Wow! It’s been one heck of a month! I wish I were back on Orcas Island eating peach croissants at the Brown Bear Bakery and hanging out with Jen at her lab at Lotioncrafter! (I’ll have more stories and recipes from the lab in the next few weeks!) There have been a lot of changes...
It’s been a long few months around here filled with more changes than I account for in one short post. (I will fill you in on all the details soon, I promise!) I’m sorry I haven’t been able to get to your messages and comments in a timely fashion, and I beg for a bit more...
Hi everyone! Sorry for the ongoing silence, but I had the most epic weekend on Orcas Island with Jen from Lotioncrafter, and I simply haven’t had time to update the blog until today. Don’t worry, I’ve been seeing your messages and comments, and will get to them in the order in which they’re received this...
Sorry for the silence over the last few days, but I was bested by a tiny baby whom I carried all over town the other day. My hip is killing me to the point of being bed- or couch-bound, and I can’t sit up long enough to type.I’m typing this from my iPhone, and although...