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Welcome to August! It’s the middle of the summer around here, and after last month’s Sunpocalypse, when temperatures reached 45˚C (113˚F) last month, I’m happy when it’s anything lower than 30˚C (86˚F), even though that’s still too high for me to play in my workshop, and I’m running out of loads of really vital things, … Read more
Join us for a fun conversation on Instagram Live this Saturday at noon PDT (Vancouver time) hosted by Valerie George (aka @cosmetic_chemist on Instagram) – host of Beauty Brains and founder of Simply Ingredients – when we’ll be talking about our favourite ingredients! How can we pick just a few? Honestly, I’m finding it really … Read more
Join me for a fun conversation on Instagram Live this Saturday at noon PDT (Vancouver time) hosted by Valerie George (aka @cosmetic_chemist on Instagram) – host of Beauty Brains and founder of Simply Ingredients – when we’ll be talking about our favourite ingredients! How can we pick just a few? Think of all those lovely … Read more
Woo hoo! I have something pretty cool to share for those of you formulating products for sale for a registered small or large business in Canada or the USA* – new sample box for packaging and ingredients called the ChemBox! It’s a monthly/bi-monthly box that offers 12 to 15 ingredient samples and 4 to 6 … Read more
Before I start, I want to point out that all of the photos I have used in this post are presumably copyright of Caroline Calloway from her Instagram, and I’m using them to illustrate points in my critique of her product. None of the links in this post are ads or affiliate links as this … Read more