A reminder – please vote for our youth groups!

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Here’s another reminder to vote for our youth groups at the Aviva Community Fund application site! We run a variety of free youth programs at the Chilliwack and Yarrow libraries in partnership with my workplace, Chilliwack Community Services, and we desperately need funding. My husband and I pay for all the supplies for the groups...

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Experiments in the workshop: Whipped shea without butter – cetearyl alcohol

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So let’s try experiment number three with cetearyl alcohol. For this experiment I used 10% cetearyl alcohol and 90% shea oil from Soapcraft (the less creamy looking one). I weighed both ingredients in a Pyrex jug and heated it until the ingredients melted. I popped the container into the freezer for about 30 minutes. When...

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An aside…cetearyl alcohol

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Since my first experiments with cetyl alcohol and stearic acid were a bust, I thought I’d turn to another fatty alcohol – cetearyl alcohol! (And you’ve seen how well the other two ingredients worked out!)  Cetearyl alcohol (also known as cetostearyl alcohol and cetylstearyl alcohol) is a blend of cetyl and stearyl alcohols that we can use...

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Question: How does Lush use fresh fruit in their products – part two!

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In response to the post How does Lush use fresh fruit in their products? p writes: I just stumbled upon Lush’s youtube channel, and I found a video you might find really interesting. It’s on how they make their Avobath Bath Bomb (a citric acid – baking soda bath bomb with fresh avocado). The video shows them cutting...

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Experiments in the workshop: Whipped shea without butter – stearic acid

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For the second experiment, I’m using 10% stearic acid and 90% rice bran oil (I’m running out of shea oil and it’s not cheap stuff!), hence the slightly yellowy cast of the picture to the left. Stearic acid is a great thickener, although it will make my creation feel more draggy than cetyl alcohol. And...

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