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I’ve been going on and on about pumpkin seed oil as it’s my new favourite oil, one that has a nice balance of linoleic acid and oleic acid, phytosterols, polyphenols, and Vitamin E. It’s also an appropriate time of year to be using the seeds from this gourd in our products because it seems like...
A few notes before you start… I’ve written an updated post on sodium stearate that I encourage you to read before making deodorants. Click here for more! I’ve also written a huge post on deodorants for September 2022, that I encourage you to read before making a deodorant as it has loads of information! Updated...
A few notes before you start… I’ve written an updated post on sodium stearate that I encourage you to read before making deodorants. Click here for more! I’ve also written a huge post on deodorants for September 2022, that I encourage you to read before making a deodorant as it has loads of information! Updated...
A few notes before you start… I’ve written an updated post on sodium stearate that I encourage you to read before making deodorants. Click here for more! I’ve also written a huge post on deodorants for September 2022, that I encourage you to read before making a deodorant as it has loads of information! Updated...
I’ve said it a hundred times so far, but esters are a great way of increasing the feeling of dryness or reducing the feeling of greasiness, increasing the lightness and spreadability, and decreasing the thickness of your lotions or butters. So let’s take a look at a really greasy product – body butter with shea...