Duplicating products: Jurlique’s Rose Hand Cream – answers!

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Thanks to everyone who entered their recipes for consideration for this contest! (The previous post can be found here.) The winner is…well, no one. No one tried to duplicate this. I’m hoping the reason I didn’t get any submissions was due to all that formulating you’re doing in the workshop or because this product wasn’t...

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Duplicating products: The Healthy Deodorant

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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....

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Why did I buy that? (Revisited)

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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...

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Duplicating products: Burt’s Bees Lip Shimmer

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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,...

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If you learn one correct English thingie today…

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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...

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