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Formulating Fundamentals Friday: Substituting one emollient for another in a lotion! 

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Welcome to this new series I’m calling Formulating Fundamentals Friday where I’ll be sharing all kinds of things I hope you’ll find useful in learning how to formulate your own products. If this is all completely new to you, check out the Beginners! Start here! section of the blog.  In my lotion formulas, you can...

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Babassu, coconut & quinoa hand and body lotion becomes botanical bounty of extracts

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We had fun formulating this babassu, coconut & quinoa hand & body lotion at Windy Point Soap Making Supplies in Calgary in November – click here to see yesterday’s post – but I thought it’d be fun to make a few changes because, you know, I can’t leave well enough alone! I love love love...

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From my classes: Babassu, coconut & quinoa hand and body lotion

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I’ve been wanting to share this formula with you since my return from Calgary in mid-November, but I’m always so swamped with other things. I’m taking a break from the gel series for a few days… Cold, windy, snowy winters might be all picturesque and stuff, but it can do one heck of a number...

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Q&A: Can we use Varisoft EQ 65 in a shampoo bar for fine hair? 

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In the November Q&A, Sarah asked, Have you ever used Varisoft EQ 65 in a shampoo bar or conditioner bar? Is there any reason why it could not be used this way? Is there a pH concern for this ingredient? For a shampoo bar for fine hair (that I do not want to over-condition), could I replace...

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Experiments in the workshop: Adding Vita Burst Beads to our products – gels

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We’ve spent the week having some fun with this gelled toner I taught at the first ever spa products class day at Windy Point Soap Making Supplies in Calgary, Alberta, back in November. On Monday, I shared with you a gelled toner we made for normal to oily skin types. On Tuesday, we took a look at...

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