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As I’m researching the ingredients you suggested in last week’s Why the heck did I buy this and what can I do with it Wednesday, let’s take a look a six ingredient lotion we could make with meadowfoam seed oil. (Wow, that’s a whole lotta links in one sentence, eh?) Meadowfoam seed oil is a...
PLEASE DON’T ALTER THE pH IF YOU DON’T HAVE THE EQUIPMENTThere’s this sudden increase in people wanting to alter the pH of their products, and what I can tell you is that if you don’t have a good pH meter – not the strips, not a guess – then don’t. The recipes I write are...
You’ll notice there are actually two areas of contamination in the product. The first is the great big green spot on the left side, but did you notice the brown-y orange streak to the right hand side of that on the side of the jug? Yep, there’s a little more contamination for you! I made...
There’s a concept I like to call the six ingredient lotion, and I encourage you to try it if you’re new to the fantastic world of lotions! It’s a really great way to learn what each ingredient brings to the product while making something awesome. Here’s why I’m suggesting that every homecrafter from the never-made-anything-before...
I’m off to teach another class at Voyageur Soap & Candle this morning on hair care products, so I don’t have a lot of time to write, but I thought I’d share few thoughts about lotion making arising from e-mails and comments I’ve seen this week. Add the water that evaporated back to your container...