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One of the most popular sections of this blog are the hair care products, so I thought we should spend a few days looking at shampoos, conditioners, and leave in conditioners. Let’s take a look at shampoo first… What is a shampoo? A shampoo is a foamy product intended to cleanse your hair, remove dirt...
CAN YOU TURN A LOTION BAR INTO A SCRUB BAR?In this post, Back to the very basics: Defining terms for anhydrous products, Karen asks: I want to ask, is there a reason why a person can’t just add exfoiliates to a lotion bar recipe and have a shower scrub bar? And for the scrub bar, can I substitute...
INCREASING THE MOISTURIZING POWER OF CONDITIONERIn this post on basic conditioner recipes, Kate asks: I’ve been making your Basic Rinse Off Conditioner (Daily version with 4% BTMS-50, 2% Cetyl and 92.5% Water) for two months now and i like it! But I would like to know: what’s your opinion about adding 5% oil and reduce water...
I know everyone seems to love coconut oil these days – not sure why from a nutritional perspective as it’s a saturated fat, but I know all about the awesomeness it offers your hair – but remember that it has a low melting point of 24˚C or 76˚F, which means it’ll turn from a brittle...
I see it all the time, someone commenting that a post that isn’t from the last few months is an “old post”. There are no old posts! I receive comments on all of them, and respond when I get a chance or thank someone for their thoughts. I want every post on this blog to...