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Hi everyone. My arm was injured* a few weeks ago by a bizarrely aggressive CT tech during my twice-yearly CT scan, and I haven’t been able to type beyond pecking words on my iPad since, so I’m afraid I couldn’t finish an e-book in time. *My ulnar nerve is sprained because she wrenched my arm...
As I mentioned in the August 31, 2024, update post, the August e-book is coming. I’m a few days away from it being done – I have one last edit, then we have to add the links, photos, diagrams, front cover, and so on – so expect it by September 5th-ish. There’s a coupon for...
I’m so sorry, but I didn’t get the e-book done in time, and I didn’t want to leave you waiting the way I have with January’s e-book, which is almost done, seven months later. Sigh…sorry for taking so long… Honestly, I’m not doing great as I’m in a great deal of pain with muscle spasms...
Learn to create stable, uniform, luxuriously foamy, bubbly, lathery™ shower oils with this unique ingredient, LUMOROL K 5229, using super efficient mixing methods and combinations of emollients in June 2024’s e-book of the month! What’ll you find in this e-book? 12 formulas with more information than you can imagine on modifying these formulas with all...
It’s a little late – so sorry about that! – but here’s the May 2024 e-book, 10 minute emulsions with SEPILIFE™ NUDE & SIMULGEL™ EG! Learn how to make awesome lotions, creams, body butters, body milks, eye creams and more using these two cold process, polymeric emulsifiers, in 10 minutes or less! I’m not kidding!...