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I know what a micellar solution is – “A micellar solution consists of a dispersion of micelles in a solvent (most usually water)” (from Wikipedia) – but I don’t know why these words are being used to sell skin cleansers. As I mentioned the other day, I had occasion to visit a well known Canadian...
So what’s the difference between a lotion and a cream? Or a body butter and a cream? Nothing, to be honest. It’s just another name we give to a product that is generally thicker than a lotion and it tends to be found in a jar. Here’s the plan…We’ll make this on August 21st, which...
We stopped at Denny’s the other morning for breakfast, and our waitress had a lovely bracelet, which I admired. It was a stretchy bracelet her mother sent her from the Philippines. I loved the green glass bead that looks like bok choy, and the tiger bead that looks slightly vicious and bite-y. She took my...
I’m working on some new recipes and working with new ingredients, so bear with me as I get things ready for the blog! (I’m so excited about the Rita BTMS-225 at Voyageur! I’ll let you know how the experiments are going next week!) The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of youth programs and...
Thanks to everyone who made suggestions helping me not get mascara all over my eye lids! I tried a few things, but nothing seemed to work. I tried putting the mascara in the fridge – this kind of worked, but it still remained really wet. I’ve tried a ton of different brands. I even tried...