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I’m getting a lot comments and e-mail from newbies lately – welcome! – asking about preservatives. The answer is – whenever you have a product that contains water or might be exposed to water, you must add a preservative. If you want to make an oil in water lotion (what we normally make), you must...
Are you a newbie who has been following Newbie Tuesday? Have you made your first lotion recently? Want to share your success or troubleshoot your failure? Then write to me (swiftcraftymonkey@swiftcraftymonkey.blog) or visit this post and comment and we’ll get to it on Tuesday, January 31st! (I like the e-mailing ’cause I get to see...
Jenna wrote as a comment in this post on recipes: I have created this recipe and have made it before. There were moments that it worked and moments that it didn’t. So after finding your blog a short time ago, I finally have the courage to ask about my recipe. water 300g ewax 25g shea butter...
Greetings newbies! If you’re new to this concept, please click here for last week’s post so you can play along! We’re getting ready to make a lotion on the 24th, then a body butter, then a cream. This week ask yourself this question: What is making you nervous when you think about making a lotion?...
If you want to play along with Newbie Tuesday and make a lotion on the 24th, here are a few substitutions you can make if your supplies aren’t in on time… Oil – Yes, you can get oils from the grocery store! (Click here for that post.) Butter – You can generally get cocoa butter...