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Welcome to December, the first day of our lovely jammy Bonne Maman advent calendar, each day a new flavour to celebrate the countdown to Christmas! It’s just one of my favourite things about December, which also incudes my birthday, Raymond and my 30th anniversary, Sasja’s adoption day, and my adoption day on New Year’s Eve. … Read more
The November e-book is out! Over 34,502 words, 103 pages, and 20 formulas! You’ll learn how to make gorgeous body butters, luscious creams, light hydrating moisturizers, and all kinds of hand & body lotions of differing viscosities and how to make modifications with all kinds of emollients, structuring agents, and natural oils. So much has...
In the monthly Q&A, Anca asked, Hi Susan, I’d like to make a facial cleansing and conditioner bar. I was reading through your Body Cleansing Bars You Will Love zine, and I’m wondering if I could use AminoSensyl HC (INCI: Brassica Alcohol (and) Brassicyl Valinate Esylate) in place of BTMS-50 because it’s cationic but quat-free....
I am writing this post to create a place where you can find all the questions you might have about shampoo bars! I will only be answering those that were emailed to me or posted as a question on the blog in the comments or in this post, Shampoo Bar questions, share them here! I’ll...
So you want to start a business making products? There’s a lot to consider, but I thought we could cover a few things in this post, some practical, some theoretical, some cosmetic chemistry-ish, but – I hope – useful! This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly. Please share your thoughts in...