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Sorry, the post for formulating with chrysanthemum extract got lost somewhere, and I don’t have time to re-write it this morning (craft group went late, and I didn’t get to sleep until MIDNIGHT! Woo! I’m such a party animal). So here’s a post on one of my favourite ingredients, salicylic acid. Salicylic acid (also known...
Okay, so I brag about them like they were my own, but the girls of my craft group came up with some amazing colour blends that I simply had to share with you! Apparently I cannot take a picture to save my life, so please excuse the awfulness you see before you (the pictures not...
It’s time for more mineral make-up fun with the eyeshadows created by the amazing colour blenders in my Chilliwack craft group! These are from the last class – I’ll be posting more in the next few days! All of these start off with the basic eye shadow base. Most of these are very shiny in...
Chrysanthemum extract (also known as feverfew, INCI: Chrysanthemum parthenium flower extract) is considered to be a good anti-inflammatory, astringent, analgesic, and anti-septic (anti-fungal and anti-microbial). It contains tannins, sesquiterpenoids, flavonoids, and more! Camphor contains tannins, specifically gallic acid, which act as good anti-oxidants and wound and burn healers. It contains luteolin (which you might remember...
Comfrey root extract is an awesome inclusion in products intended for damaged skin. I like to use comfrey root extract in foot care products – foot lotion or foot cream or thicker foot cream – and I like to use it in the form of comfrey oil in anhydrous lotion bars (substitute 5% to 10%...