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My husband, Raymond, gets itchy shins, and he scratches them until they bleed (in his sleep, for the most part), so I want to formulate some products that will help him with this problem. Today I think I’ll try formulating a light, moisturizing, anhydrous, anti-itch spray that will reduce his desire to scratch, help heal...
Love your feet! It’s sandal season and you know your feet are going to take a beating. So let’s modify our solid scrub bar to give our feets a treat (yeah, poor English, but it rhymes!) So how is this going to be different than Friday’s scrub bar? For your feet you’ll want something heavier,...