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Welcome back to this short series on scaling up our products and making larger batches! In part one, we looked at scales and measuring, then saw how going a little over/under in a smaller batch might result in larger batches with different properties for anhydrous whipped shea butters. In part two, we looked at how...
Welcome back to this short series on scaling up our products and making larger batches! In part one, we looked at scales and measuring, then saw how going a little over/under in a smaller batch might result in larger batches with different properties for anhydrous whipped shea butters. In part two, we looked at how...
Welcome back to this short series on scaling up our products and making larger batches. Yesterday, we looked at scales and measuring, then saw how going a little over/under in a smaller batch might result in larger batches with different properties for anhydrous whipped shea butters. Today, we’ll take a look at how this might...
I’m seeing a lot of people on the various Facebook groups I frequent – including one I moderate, Syndet shampoo bars – expressing concerns that their larger batches don’t have the same properties as their smaller batches, that their bars are harder or softer than they expected, so I thought I’d share this post about...
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...