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Marjo asks quite a few questions on the What do you want to know post, and I’m going to do my best to answer them! (You’ve got quite the curious mind, Marjo! It’s great!) What are the boundaries of the additives phase? I mean, how far can or should you go in the cooling phase...
I’m thisclose to being on holidays – I’m working for a bit today, then three weeks off work (although we’re still doing our youth programs throughout the month) – so I zoned a bit and missed the weekend to do some wonderings. So I’m doing them today! THE SEARCH ENGINE ON THIS SITEI’m really sorry...
Is it really November 30th? It really is starting to smell and look at a lot like Christmas, eh? Michael’s smells like a Christmas cake bomb just went off in the middle of the store, and it gives me such a headache! (Which is saying a lot because I’m not scent sensitive and I love...
In yesterday’s post, we made a light lotion with pumpkin seed oil. Today I want to modify that lotion to include some zinc oxide. So what’s the deal with zinc oxide and why would I include it in a lotion? It is approved for use as an anti-chafing and soothing ingredient (in the U.S. it is classified under...
I’ve been having fun playing with my one oil lotions, so I thought I’d try making a pumpkin seed oil lotion with Polawax that I could turn into a zinc oxide lotion for my husband. What is my goal for this lotion? I want something that will offer some occlusive properties, some protection properties, and...