Lotions

Creating a vanilla and cornsilk protecting and conditioning facial moisturizer (part one) – Choosing our emulsifier and planning the formula

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Welcome to this six part series in which we make a 10 minute lotion cold process formula for a protecting and conditioning facial moisturizer full of awesome humectants, botanical extracts, hydrosols, actives, humectant, preservatives, and anti-oxidants! We’ll be taking a look at each ingredient in detail, starting today with the emulsifier, then we’ll put it...

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Creating a protective, naturally compliant facial moisturizer with all kinds of lovely things for the winter months using Olivem 1000 (part five) – creating a more advanced version of the moisturizer

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Welcome back to this five part series on making a facial moisturizer with Olivem 1000 suitable for the winter months when we might want more occlusion, emollience, moisturization, and hydration. In part one, we reviewed the base formula we originally made in the Newbie Tuesday beginner lotion making series in 2021. In part two, we...

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Creating a protective, naturally compliant facial moisturizer with all kinds of lovely things for the winter months using Olivem 1000 (part four) – creating a modified formula with actives & vitamins! 

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Welcome back to this five part series on making a facial moisturizer with Olivem 1000 suitable for the winter months when we might want more occlusion, emollience, moisturization, and hydration. In part one, we reviewed the base formula we originally made in the Newbie Tuesday beginner lotion making series in 2021. In part two, we...

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Creating a protective, naturally compliant facial moisturizer with all kinds of lovely things for the winter months using Olivem 1000 (part three) – creating the modified formula! 

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Welcome back to this five part series on making a facial moisturizer with Olivem 1000 suitable for the winter months when we might want more occlusion, emollience, moisturization, and hydration. In part one, we reviewed the base formula we originally made in the Newbie Tuesday beginner lotion making series in 2021. In part two, we...

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Creating a protective, naturally compliant facial moisturizer with all kinds of lovely things for the winter months using Olivem 1000 (part two) –  modifying the formula with thickeners, butters, and oils

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Welcome to part two of this five part series on making a lovely facial moisturizer for the winter months using Olivem 1000! In part one, we reviewed the original formula we made in the Newbie Tuesday series in 2021. Today, let’s look at how we’ll modify the formula by altering the thickeners, butters, and oils!...

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