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Welcome, beginners! I’m so excited you want to join us on this journey of wonder and curiosity to make your own products. We have a whole section of this site under the Resources section – called Start Here! – filled with answers to questions you might have as well as lengthy tutorials on how to...
Quick point of interest: I’ve written a new post on this topic with more information – Q&A: Can I make up batches of product and scent it later? How do I do that? And a disclaimer on how much fragrance oil to use in a formula! (July 11, 2022) – which adds more information to this...