Q&A

Q&A: Which is more moisturizing for skin – anhydrous products or lotions? What’s the difference between moisturizing and hydrating?

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A photo from above of three types of whipped butters in jars. The top is a whipped shea butter with green jojoba beads. The second, below, is a whipped refined shea butter. The third, beside the second, is a whipped unrefined shea butter.

In this month’s Q&A post, Gabriella asked, Hi Susan, I was wondering which is more moisturising for dry skin: an anhydrous body butter or a lotion/thick body butter with water content? Also, does the water percentage in a lotion/body butter define how moisturising they are? Is a lotion with higher or lower water % more moisturising?...

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Q&A from our Zoom workshop on May 2, 2021: Questions about hair care products!

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Thanks so much to all of you who attended our Spring Q&A Zoom workshop on May 2, 2021, where I took your questions on any topic and shared my thoughts on them. We had such great questions, and I wanted to follow up with some of the things we talked about with some more information...

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Q&A from our Zoom workshop on May 2, 2021: A few questions about mixers

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Thanks so much to all of you who attended our Spring Q&A Zoom workshop on May 2, 2021, where I took your questions on any topic and shared my thoughts on them. We had such great questions, and I wanted to follow up with some of the things we talked about with some more information...

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Q&A: How do we know if an ingredient is water or oil soluble?

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In this month’s Q&A, Cass asked, then followed up with another comment. hello, beginner here. I’m sorry if this is glaringly obvious but I am someone who has to triple check myself. How can I know if an ingredient is water or oil soluble? I feel so silly looking at the comments because they’re all so...

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A reminder: Join me for a Zoom workshop on Sunday, May 2nd at 11 am PDT (Vancouver time)!

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Just thought I’d share a quick reminder about this weekend’s Zoom workshop – the Spring Q&A! You can ask whatever questions you wish and I’ll do my best to answer them! Please check out the original post on this to leave a question or get ready to ask it in the workshop. Here’s the link...

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