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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...
DO WE NEED PRESERVATIVES IN ANHYDROUS PRODUCTS?In this Newbie Tuesday post on lotion bars, AZ asks: Do we need to add any preservative to them? Or all oil only creations do not need preservatives? No, we don’t need to add preservatives to oil only products. We add preservatives to water containing products because the beasties...
I love Saturday mornings. I see comments come in all week, but this is the morning I get to write about what I was thinking. It’s great fun, and I love to see how you respond. I’m sick. I have the September back-to-school cold and I’m grumpy and annoyed about it. I spent yesterday in...
I’m still working my way through the comments I’ve seen on the blog in the last few weeks. I’m still around September 3rd, but I’m getting closer to the present date! This is what I get for playing in the workshop instead of playing on the computer, eh? Let’s take a look at a few...
Well, it looks like autumn is just about here, and in my part of the world, we’ll finally get some relief with rain! Woo hoo! I’m not saying I like my hair all frizzed up and water swollen – I’ll be living with a bottle of my anti-frizz spray in hand- but it’s so much...