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I know I go on about labelling things, but there’s a good reason. Look at the picture to the left. Look at the picture to the right. If the sun wasn’t shining through the window and you were using the same bottles, the products would look very much the same. The one on the left...
Green tea is so chock full of awesomeness, I had to write a second post (and there’ll be a third and fourth post) to get all the awesome stuff in! Green tea contains up to 30% polyphenolic compounds (of the dry weight) in the form of proanthocyanidins, tannins, catechins, and so on. Let’s take a...
BATH BOMBSClick here for the handout from today’s class!These are super easy if you follow the instructions properly. Bath bombs are made with citric acid and baking soda. When you add them to the bath, they fizz up when they touch the water. (It’s like the volcanoes we made for school as kids with vinegar...
I admit I’ve been a bit wary writing this post. There are so many studies into the benefits of green tea, every time I go to post this, there’s something new! And there’s just so much about green tea to cover, it will take a few days to go ever everything! Green tea extract (INCI:...
Since I’ve decided to try different things in my creations this year, let’s take a look at a few other butters. In the food and cosmetic industry, six butters are considered substitutes for cocoa butter – palm, illipe, kokum, sal, shea, and mango – but they do offer different qualities and fatty acid profiles for...