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We met this duplication back in 2017, the Patreon days, and it’s been a big hit ever since! You can make these easily with bio glitter – check out this post, Q&A: Glitters! So many questions about shiny things! – to learn everything you wanted to know about glitter! Summer’s the best time to sparkle...
Welcome back to this short series on using this new-to-me ingredient, LUMOROL K 5229 (INCI: MIPA-Laureth Sulfate, Laureth-4, Propylene Glycol), an anionic blend of surfactants that create waterless foamy, bubbly, lathery™ cleansers, like shower oils, oil-based cleansers, foaming bath products, foaming bath cubes, and more combinations with oils of all sorts along with fragrance/essential oils...
Welcome back to this five part series on how to make a super silky & smoothing babassu, jojoba & carrot tissue oil shaving or body conditioning bar! In part one, we took a look at the original formulas with instructions for making a babassu & macadamia nut beard or hair conditioner that works well as...
Waaaay back in Winter 2019 – in the Before Times – I taught a conditioner bar class at Voyageur Soap & Candle and shared this formula as a solid conditioner bar, shaving bar, or body conditioning bar formula. We made some changes based on the ingredients we had at hand* – you’ll see those shortly...
May 18, 2023: With summer coming, I know we’re all thinking about exfoliating and scrubbing and doing all kinds of moisturizing, so here’s my long post on emulsified scrubs! You can make with all sorts of exfoliants – sugar, salt, pumice, jojoba beads, walnut shells, and anything else you like! It’s super simple – melt,...