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Welcome to week four of our Newbie Tuesday beginner lotion making series/course in which we’ll be making a body butter, a thicker cream that can be put in a Malibu or tottle bottle, or even a jar! If you’ve been following this series, you may have noticed our first hand & body lotion was thickened with...
Welcome to week three of our Newbie Tuesday beginners’ lotion making series/course and Formulating Friday more advanced lotion making series/course! This week, we’re making a thicker hand & body lotion using our new emulsifier, Olivem 1000! We’ll be making a basic version today, then a more complicated on on May 7th for the Formulating Friday series....
Welcome to week two of our Newbie Tuesday beginners’ lotion making series/course and Formulating Friday more advanced lotion making series/course! This week, we’re making a light hand & body lotion using our new emulsifier, Olivem 1000! We’ll be making a basic version today, then a more complicated on on April 30th for the Formulating Friday series....
Welcome back to this short series on making this 10 minute natural cationic lotion with Jeequat® NDCS, babassu oil, and amaranth oil! I thought I’d try a few of these new fangled ingredients we’ve met over the last few months, new humectants, proteins, oils, and more. So let’s take a look at how we can...
Welcome back to this short series in which we’re making variations on my favourite 10 minute cationic 99% natural lotion with extra humectants and different oils. In today’s version, we’ll add a few things and use amaranth oil to make this a bit thicker, richer, and more lubricious! Click here for the first post in...