So we’ve tweaked the formerly six ingredient shea, soy bean, and sesame oil lotion to the point where it’s a completely different recipe…and that’s the point of this series! To tweak recipes to make them your own, to offer the skin feel and properties you want! So let’s take a look at tweaking this recipe...

When I use aloe vera in my creations, I mean the liquid not the gel. Or you could make your own liquid with the 99X concentrated aloe vera (don’t forget to preserve it once you’ve made it). But you definitely want to use the liquid. If you don’t want to use silicones, don’t. Use an oil in...

As you’ve seen over the last two days, making some small changes in the water, cool down, and oil phases can make a big difference to our products. So let’s take a look at a few other small changes we could make. Using beeswax will make your product feel a little waxier, but used in...