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I’m getting ready to write a week of Newbie Tuesday posts to go with my whole “it’s Christmas, so here’s how you make things” and I wanted to incorporate some of the things you want to know into the series. One of the really fun things about teaching is learning from participants what they want...
Hi everyone! I’m off to teach my lotion making class at Voyageur this morning, so I only have a few minutes to look at your comments. There’ll be more tomorrow morning as I have the whole day off! I can’t believe it! In this initial post on duplicating products, Sherry asks: Do you recommend any...
In yesterday’s post, we made a light lotion with pumpkin seed oil. Today I want to modify that lotion to include some zinc oxide. So what’s the deal with zinc oxide and why would I include it in a lotion? It is approved for use as an anti-chafing and soothing ingredient (in the U.S. it is classified under...
I’ve been having fun playing with my one oil lotions, so I thought I’d try making a pumpkin seed oil lotion with Polawax that I could turn into a zinc oxide lotion for my husband. What is my goal for this lotion? I want something that will offer some occlusive properties, some protection properties, and...
Sorry for the silence, but I’m exhausted after our International Gaming Day @ library event on Saturday. (Want to see the map? Click here!) We spent almost 8 1/2 hours playing board & card and video games with 73 participants ages 2 to adult! The girls made an astonishing number of cupcakes and cookies, and...