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I hate it when I hear “last minute” on the 18th of December. I’ve barely started shopping or crafting, and you’re calling it last minute? But I thought it might grab your attention, so I used it in the subject line of this post. For shame, Susan! There’ll be coal in my stocking this year!...
Why did I say yesterday that we don’t encounter rancidity as much as we encounter other things like contamination? Because we really shouldn’t be making batches so large that they outlive the shelf life of the product. So let’s say you want to make this manicure balm, how long is the shelf life? LANOLIN &...
As we saw on Friday, sunflower oil is a great addition to a lip balm. And it’s a great addition to a solid perfume because it offers no odour and is light in colour and skin feel. Solid perfumes are very basic in nature because the main goal is to keep them solid in all...
WHY CAN’T I USE GERMABEN II IN AN EMULSIFIED SCRUB?In this post on making a black cocoa emulsified scrub, Sophia asks: Oh no, I can’t use germaben II? I thought because there is e-wax in it I could use it? So what will happen? I watched a lady use it in her e-sugar scrub and it...
As we saw yesterday, sunflower oil is a great addition in a balm. So what about lip balms? Yep, it’s a great addition there, too! As a light feeling, tasteless, and odourless oil, it’s a great addition that offers a bit of shine. LIP SHIMMER STICK BASE8% candellia wax9% beeswax18% shea butter12% mango butter52% liquid...