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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/...
In this post on bubble bath, Frankie asks: Hi Susan! I was very excited to try this recipe to make my own bubble bath so I whipped some up last night. It was so simple and it smells great… but it’s so thick that it took about 30 minutes to bottle it! And I didn’t...
Happy Saturday, everyone! I wanted to let those who were interested know about my upcoming classes at Voyageur Soap & Candle in Surrey, B.C.! I’m offering the lotion making class on Saturday, May 14th, the facial products class on Saturday, May 21st, and our new advanced lotion making class on June 4th. (For each of...
Kin created this great list of European Suppliers! Hope it’s useful to you, my lovely readers. Download it or visit it again in the FAQ suppliers’ section. Thanks, Kim! This hasn’t been updated yet. Sorry… And check out Simone’s experiments with turning a liquid gel eye liner sealant into a liquid gel eye liner! I...
On Tuesday, we met Sepiplus 400, an ingredient that can be used to make aqueous gels or cold process lotions! And yesterday we made a basic aqueous gel! Let’s modify it slightly with a fun, new active ingredient. Lotioncrafter is carrying an interesting ingredient called genistein. It’s a phytoestrogen that behaves as an anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory,...