What do you want to know? Is this a broad spectrum preservative?

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In this Weekend Wonderings post, Elise asks: Would a combination of Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben & Propylparaben be a ‘broad spectrum preservative’?  If you look at the preservative quick reference chart, you’ll see this is likely Phenonip or Liquipar Optima, which are both broad spectrum preservatives! What is a broad spectrum preservative? It means it it kills...

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Are these surfactants right for a bubble bath?

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In this Weekend Wonderings post, Brandi and anonymous make this plea: I also would like to know how to make the bubble baths with dls mild or bioterge if you have time. Can you specify which Bioterge you mean? Is it my old favourite, Bioterge 804? To be honest, I really hope that I offer enough...

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Weekend Wonderings: Preserving difficult to preserve products. Adding beeswax to any lotion recipe.

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Is it really November 30th? It really is starting to smell and look at a lot like Christmas, eh? Michael’s smells like a Christmas cake bomb just went off in the middle of the store, and it gives me such a headache! (Which is saying a lot because I’m not scent sensitive and I love...

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(Early) Weekend Wonderings: Substitutions for mango butter,

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Happy Black Friday! And thanks for your lovely Thanksgiving wishes, but I’m Canadian, and our holiday is the second Monday of October. But I’ll always happily accept good wishes and blessings any time of the year! I’m not going near the shops today because I don’t really do crowds, so let’s spend some time looking...

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Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat! Here are some present ideas…something that ends with “-at”

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As I gather information on what you want to know, I thought I’d post a few Christmas present ideas. Creating Christmas presents – bath bombsCreating Christmas presents – bath saltsCreating Christmas presents – whipped buttersLast minute project ideasProjects for those new to bath & body creationsSubstituting when crafting Christmas presents Christmas in Swift’s workshopTeen girl...

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