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How much stuff should you order when you order supplies? This is a great question posed by Sandra in the what do you want to know? post. This is a hard question to answer because it depends upon the ingredient, the product you’re making, and how much you’ll use the ingredients, but I’ll offer a...
As I mentioned in this post on formulating on a budget, learning about your ingredients can really save you money when you find an amazing recipe that you think you’d like to make…so let’s take a look at a sample recipe and see where we can save some money! When I started making products, I...
I addressed this a bit in this newbie Tuesday post, but I thought I’d expand on it slightly and ask you for your opinions. If you’re just starting out, the first thing you’ll want to know is this – which ingredients should I buy? The answer depends upon your chosen product. Read the recipe and...
Making bath & body products are a great way to save money, but that’s hard to do when you’re just starting out and aren’t sure what to buy! As you experiment with different oils and butters and emulsifiers and surfactants, you’ll eventually find the ones you love, but at the start, ingredients will be your...
Making your own bath and body products is not a cheap hobby when you start, but it does get less expensive as you learn what you like and don’t like and eliminate some of the ingredients from your shelves. Let’s spend a few days looking at formulating on a budget! One of the first things you...