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I couldn’t resist posting the picture of my new soap from Raven Song Soaps! Valerie is a master craftswoman at soap, and this Full Moon Soap was scooped up by my husband! You can some of her other amazing soaps behind the Full Moon soap. They look like mountains and oceans and they are spectacular!...
“It’s only for me, so I didn’t use preservatives.” I see this all the time, and I wonder why you wouldn’t want to create the best product possible for yourself? Aren’t you worth it? The best way to keep your products safe and healthy is to use a good broad spectrum preservative at the correct...
In this post, Why did I buy this and what can I do with it? Foaming bath butter, N. Bax asks: Please, will you go through what the textual and other differences are for the following body moisturizers :Milk-up to 90% water, super thin lotionLotion-up to 70% water, Crème-up to 10% water, very thick “lotion” w/1...
If you’re interested in reading my column in Handmade Magazine, but don’t have a subscription, take a look at this article I wrote for the February 2016 magazine – The Science Behind Citrus – or this article I wrote – How Do Emulsifiers Work? Those of us who live outside America can’t get this magazine...
I just received my March edition of Handmade with my column on preservatives! I’m writing a monthly column for this gorgeous magazine! What will I write about next? To learn more, visit https://www.handmademagazine.com/...