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I have been enjoying so many of the “end of the year” lists on all kinds of fashion and beauty blogs where people list the products they can’t live without, and I thought it’d be fun to take a look at a few of these products to see if we could duplicate them. (This one...
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If you watched the video I posted earlier today, here’s a 30 second follow up to show you the consistency of the conditioner the next day. If you didn’t watch that video, you might find it interesting anyway....
I’m so happy to share this video with you I did as a Facebook Live demonstration for the Handcrafted Soap & Cosmetic Guild on December 27th, 2017. It’s unedited and runs 80 minutes, but I think it’s chock full of interesting information about hair care products as well as a demo on making conditioners and me staring...
In the December Q&A, Jennifer asked: Hi Susan, this time of year my scalp always goes absolutely crazy because the normal 70-90 percent humidity where I live drops to about 30! Itch and flake city! Do you have a good scalp treatment for the wintery scalp itches? I have looked around and see zinc and tea tree...