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Strawberries are outstanding! We have local strawberries every year, and I can’t help but buy a basket at the farm drive-throughs to be eaten the moment I get home! And I love strawberry extract (INCI: Fragaria vesca (strawberry) fruit extract), which we can find in a powdered and liquid form (the liquid generally contains water...
It’s March 1st, so that means we are in store for some fun – 30 days of creating, making, and enjoying the crafts we love! To honour this month, here are my two favourite non bath & body crafts – jewellery making and sewing. Try something new this month! If I try another new craft,...
Ginseng or Panax ginseng is an extract that has been used for centuries in traditional medicine, but it hasn’t been studied very well for cosmetic use. It is reported to be an anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, and anti-tumour ingredient that stimulates collagen production and wound healing, as well as increase protein synthesis. How does it do...
It was one year ago today that I started writing daily posts on this blog with an emphasis on the chemistry and formulating of bath and body products! And to celebrate…we’re having ribs! (Okay, they’re virtual ribs for you, but look at that wonderful rub and the smoking box…you know they’re going to be tasty!)...
Horsetail extract (INCI: Equisetum arvense extract) is extracted from the horsetail plant – if you live in North America or Europe, you’ve no doubt seen these in your neighbourhood. If you’ve ever touched one, you’ll know they have a kind of almost dry feeling on the stalks. This is the thanks to the silica that...