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Soapilyeverafter suggested we take a look at this product, The Healthy Deodorant by Lavanilla Laboratories. But first, we need to take a look at how to make a basic deodorant. Making a deodorant (click here if you want more than a summary)…A clear gel stick is generally made by using sodium stearate and a glycol....
I’m putting out the request again – tell me about those ingredients you’ve purchased but never used because you’re really not sure what they’re for or why you might use them! (Click there for the previous post!) I have a great list of my own ingredients and a great list from that I shall be...
Pam suggested we take a look at Burt’s Bees Lip Shimmer as a possible duplication. Here’s the ingredient list:Ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, cera alba (beeswax, cire d’abeille), candelilla cera (euphorbia cerifera, cire de candelilla) wax, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, lanolin, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, cera carnauba (copernicia cerifera,...
make it this one… It’s – not the possessive. It means it has, it was, it is – the apostrophe makes it a contraction, not a possessive. If you can break the word down into it has, it was, it is then you’ll use this version. Its – the possessive. If you are talking about...
Sonja suggested that we take a look at Lush’s Dream Cream as a possible product to duplicate, so let’s review the ingredients. As usual, click on the links to read posts on those ingredients. Before you go any further, I’ve created a new version of this formula using a stearic acid-triethanolamine emulsifier like the one...