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A quick mobile post to give you an idea of what I’ll be writing later…What do I think of Ritamulse SCG in place of Polawax in my favourite emulsified scrub? AWESOME! AMAZING! When I make my usual scrub, I generally lament that it doesn’t keep the fluffy consistency. This did! Wow!...
In this post, Nedeia asks: I LOVE humectants. I always use glycerin, sodium lactate, panthenol, urea, Na PCA, oats and wheat proteins, I just LOVE them in my products! But I guess I tend to over use them, because sometimes the gels I am using all of them into is sticky. I always use less than...
To follow up from this post – why do you think sulfates are bad for your hair? – I thought I’d offer a few links from one of my favourite blogs, The Natural Haven! (Thanks, Bajan Lilly for reminding me to look there for stuff on SLS!) She’s writing a great series on sulfates, and...
It seems like face eating is all the rage this week thanks, in part, to a new drug called Bath Salts. Bath Salts (the drug) has nothing to do with bath salts, the bath & body product. It’s a brand name for a drug called methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV). Banned in the States, it’s fully legal in Canada,...
As I mentioned the other day, we can take adapt recipes using one emulsifier to use another, so let’s do that with a facial moisturizer. I think Ritamulse SCG will make a nice facial product because it’s a bit more powdery than Polawax or emulsifying wax, so let’s see what we can make here! I’m...