Body lotion becomes foot lotion

My best friend shows off her exciting foot operation. When the bandages came off, we realized she needed something pretty intense for her feet! We saw the differences between a hand lotion and body lotion, now let’s make a foot lotion! We’ll base it on the body lotion from the other day. We can keep...

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Tweaking body lotions!

So yesterday we took a look at how to make a winter time body lotion for my weather exposed skin – let’s take a look at another skin concern? What about aging, really dry skin in the winter? What are the goals for something like this? You’ll want lots of oily oils. As we age,...

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Shower jelly challenge: Can’t find carageenan

So Susan posted a challenge to duplicate Lush’s shower jellies, and I tried it. It didn’t go well. I am fairly sure the carageenan is the key – but I can’t find any! I’ve been to beer making shops and health food stores, and no one carries it. I did find agar, but Susan recommended...

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Hand lotion becomes body lotion

So what’s the big difference between a body and a hand lotion. Body lotion you put on your body…well, you get the idea. There are no huge differences between a body lotion and a hand lotion if you just look at the formula. We’re still using oil, water, emulsifier, and preservative in pretty much the...

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Tweaking suppliers’ recipes

When you see a recipe, it reflects the formulator’s preferences. Whether it’s from a blog, forum, or supplier, the formulator has chosen what she has chosen not only to fulfill the goals of the product, but based on what’s in the workshop, what’s easily available, what’s new in the store, or what’s popular. And for...

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