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I love aloe vera and I use it in a lot of things I make, but what does it actually bring to our products? Like shea butter, aloe vera is celebrated as a liquid for all occasions, being blessed with being soothing, anti-itching, burn and wound healing, and UV protecting qualities. But wait, there’s more!...
I do like anhydrous products, but sometimes there isn’t enough moisture to trap onto our skin. So I thought of making a water based itchy skin spray, something akin to a toner or a modified toner. This way Raymond could spray it on before using the anhydrous products or use in the summer when we’re...
What else can I make anti-itching for Raymond? What about a solid scrub bar he can use in the shower? This is a product I’ve made many times in the past – should I tweak it? SOLID SCRUB BAR FOR THE BODY 50% cocoa butter 20% mango, shea or other butter 3% cetyl alcohol 4%...
I must seem obsessed with whipped butters – whipped butters with shea and whipped butters with mango – and I’ve just posted one for Raymond’s itchy skin – so I guess I am obsessed! Let’s take a look at what combinations we could create with our new knowledge of the various butters, oils, and exotic...
Apparently I am illustrating these posts with Raymond in his Hallowe’en costumes…Although most of us wouldn’t recognize it, the kids at the party at the library yelled “Reno” when he came in (from Final Fantasy). I just think he looks cute!I think I’ll try formulating a very thick, rich anhydrous butter to help with Raymond’s...