Anhydrous

Let’s talk about costs of making products! Part one – whipped body butters

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A photo from above of three types of whipped butters in jars. The top is a whipped shea butter with green jojoba beads. The second, below, is a whipped refined shea butter. The third, beside the second, is a whipped unrefined shea butter.

I know things are getting tight financially for everyone, so I thought we could look at making some less expensive products, like emulsions and anhydrous products in January! In general, the most expensive products you’ll make will be anhydrous* ones – whipped butters, salves, balms, lip balms, facial oils and serums, beard oils, hair oils,...

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Creating a four ingredient solid perfume or cologne with formulas – different butters, different oils, and a vegan version with a few different waxes (part two)

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Welcome to part two of our series on making one of my favourite, super-easy-to-make products that’ll wow and impress your family and friends – and is easy for kids to make too – is solid perfume or cologne. It needs four simple ingredients – a wax, a butter, a liquid oil, and a gorgeous fragrance...

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Creating a four ingredient solid perfume or cologne with formulas (part one)

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One of my favourite, super-easy product to make that’ll wow and impress your family and friends – and is easy for kids to make too – is solid perfume or cologne. It needs four simple ingredients – a wax, a butter, a liquid oil, and a gorgeous fragrance or essential oil. It only takes as...

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A reminder: Oils and anhydrous products don’t have a pH!

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I saw someone on social media the other day trying to measure the pH of oils, and thought it was a good thing to share this reminder – oils don’t have a pH. They can’t have a pH because you need water to have a pH. Before we start I have a huge section on...

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Q&A: Adding extracts and actives to an anhydrous whipped body butter? Part three – putting it all together in one big formula!

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Welcome back to this short series on adding extracts and actives to an anhydrous whipped body butter! We started the discussion with part one and enjoyed some formulas. Click here to see that — Q&A: Adding extracts and actives to an anhydrous whipped body butter? Part one – salicylic acid & Octyldodecanol with formulas! In...

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