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I thought I’d put together a summary of all the recipes I’ve written up that include extracts. Before you go throwing around all these lovely powders, please read the post on combining extracts! (There are many other recipes on this blog that contain extracts that weren’t part of the extract series of posts…please do a...
Let’s play with our extracts and oils to come up with a really decadent light facial moisturizer for someone with dry, aging, weather damaged skin. (For the post on basic facial moisturizers, click here…) Let’s start with our oils and butters. I don’t like to use butters in a facial moisturizer because it can bother...
I’m sure by now you’re eager to include extracts in your products – if you haven’t already – and combining them can be a great way to get some awesome properties in your lotions and potions. But there is a warning about combining extracts, and that warning is “beware” (my apologies to Fry & Laurie...
Chrysanthemum extract can offer good burn and wound healing, so it can be used as a great ingredient in water based salves or ointments. We do not want to use comfrey root in this recipe – it can sting open wounds and cuts, so that’s generally a bad a idea! Let’s take a look at...
Orchids are not only beautiful, but apparently they can reduce the look of fine lines and wrinkles, behave as an anti-oxidant and humectant, moisturize, soothe, and condition our skin. The new big thing seems to be orchid extract, but the only information I can find in all my research is that it is considered awesome...