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My midterm went well – an A! – and life is getting less busy, so I thought I’d start this Friday off with some comments you’ve made over the last two weeks! I love hearing from you, so please comment wherever you can and I’ll be sure to see it! Or visit the Weekend Wonderings...
If I thought I was scaring you with Chemistry Thursday, I must be terrifying you with Physics Friday! Please keep reading…it’s really interesting and relevant stuff! Recently someone asked me if using a giant mixing device on a drill was a good idea for larger batches of products! (See this post…) He brought up the...
I’ve already written quite a bit about this topic, so I’m just going to throw out a few ideas before I suggest you click on the links below for more information! If you are going to spend money on one thing, I suggest it should be your scale. Spend your money on a good digital...
pH indicators: You can get pH strips from your local supplier, and there always seems to be a great debate about whether or not they are useful. There’s always a place for testing your pH in bath and body products, but my experiences with strips have been spotty at best. I’ve tried three different kinds...
Let’s get back to our look at equipment! Mixers: There’s always this great debate about mixers – do we go with a stick blender, hand mixer, Kitchenaid, or whisking by hand? Yes. I went into a little detail in this post about mixers, and you can use any of those mixers listed above when making lotions....