Discussion
Member exclusive Q&A: How to measure smaller amounts?
In the December duplicating post, Joyce asked: My question concerns formulating, in reading your blog you state when formulating a recipe, x%=xgrams. i have recently seen recipes with odd %’s, for ex. 0.80%. How do you measure .80 grams? Do we drop the 0 & make it .8grams, do we round up to 1 gram,...
Natural products: A look at a few ingredient lists
In this post on Ritathix DOE, Kate noted: PEG compounds are excluded from ECOcert so I’m not sure how this could be claimed as natural. (Click on the label to embiggen if you want to read the entire list properly.) I’ve said this before…I don’t know what natural means any more. There isn’t a definition...
What do you think? Water as a filler and preservative levels
I made myself a really basic toner last week to moisturize and (I hope) de-redden my skin. I’m quite happy with it, but I think I need to dilute it! So this got me thinking about those sites that claim “no fillers”, with water being one of those fillers. Water isn’t some useless ingredient we...
Discussion: Shipping from suppliers
Happy July 4th! I hope you’re having a wonderful day off spent with family and friends or in your workshop. We enjoyed Canada Day on Sunday, and if the Simpsons are to be believed, Bastille Day is coming up soon! I thought we’d continue our discussion about various topics today so I can have a...