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Marjo asks quite a few questions on the What do you want to know post, and I’m going to do my best to answer them! (You’ve got quite the curious mind, Marjo! It’s great!) What are the boundaries of the additives phase? I mean, how far can or should you go in the cooling phase...
In the post on caprylyl/capryl glucoside, cuindalight asks: May I ask… when you create a water soluble oil (with whatever solubilizer poly 80 or Caprylyl/capryl glucoside – is it considered oil free? In other words, could I create a spray oil this way on my face with an oil I normally would not use on acne-prone...
Now that we’ve taken a look at the oil cleansing method (part 1), potential recipes for dry skin (part 2), and potential recipes for oily skin (part 3), let’s take a look at normal skin and a few tweaks you could make to this product. I think this is the kind of product that is...
If you’re just joining us, please take a look at part one and part two of this series on the oil cleansing method! What oils might be suitable for an oil cleansing method cleanser for oily skin? In all honesty, my first response is that there really aren’t any good oils for oily skin…but I’m going...
I’m trying to get this search engine working, so I took LiseLise’s advice and updated the template. I really hope this works because I’m not good with change, and I miss the old template for the blog already! (And I can’t get it back as it was an old template!) Those of you who have...