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My love of chemistry was acknowledged by my friends and family this Christmas with this amazing test tube set and beaker from my best friend, and a fantastic pH meter from my mom and husband. I may have to break my ban on shopping on Boxing Day because I need some calibration fluid so I...
Cinnamon is considered the most Christmas-y smell around Christmas time, as are orange and clove. Rose is considered the most summertime-y. (Click the link for more!) I change my fragrances throughout the year to put me more in the mood for the season – I love citrus in the summer – but I do have...
Welcome to Workshop Stadium. This week the Chairman, Raymond (my lovely husband), has chosen the first Iron Chemist ingredient – sodium lactate. Here are the rules. Every week I will ask my husband to choose a number between 1 and 9. These represent boxes of supplies in my workshop. Once he has chosen a number,...
Merry Christmas! I’m taking the day off to make merry, jingle a few bells, open some presents, and spend some time with my friends and family. I’ll be back on Boxing Day with more cosmetic chemistry fun, but for now I’m off to eat my mom’s amazing Christmas cake, enjoy some Christmas pudding, and help...
No doubt you’ve come across recipes that use grams or ounces and you might be asking yourself, “How do I convert this into a percentage based recipe?” The other question you might ask yourself is, “Why do I want to convert this into a percentage based recipe?” and I’ll answer that one first. It’s best...