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I grew weary of seeing that giant list on the right hand side of the blog in tiny letters that are hard for some of us to read, so I put all of it in the new frequently asked questions page of the blog! All the information that was in that section is there now,...
In an e-mail, Leanne asks: I don’t recall seeing this in any of your posts and I am a daily reader! I was on 100% Pure.com looking at their ingredient list. Their lotions and creams do not list any emulsifiers. They are not anhydrous products! How do they do that? I also don’t see any...
It’s Thursday, and that means craft group at the library. But better yet, it means cosmetic chemistry crafting at the library tonight! We’re making fragrance sprays, whipped butters, and salt/sugar scrubs. I’m very excited! If you’d like to play along, here are the recipes we’ll be making tonight. If you have or know some kids,...
I know this seems like a really boring topic, but it’s one that we neglect at our peril. Temperature is such an important thing for our products, yet I see people arguing against heating and holding all the time. It is vital that we bring our lotion ingredients to the correct temperature to allow them to create...
Honey is a good humectant, so it might be a good addition for our products…but I would want to heat and hold it to get rid of any possible spores, and we know that subjecting honey to heat and/or light can break it down, so will it behave as a good humectant while in our...