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Q&A quickie: What do you think about using clay in shampoo bars?

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In the monthly Q&A, Kristina asked, What do you think about using clays (French green Clay, Pink Clay etc) in solid shampoo bars? I wonder if they can affect the colour of blond colour treated hair? Thank you! Great question! First off, they won’t change the colour of your hair as they aren’t the kind...

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Q&A Quickies: Let’s talk about water – distilled, spring, mineral, alkaline, and reverse osmosis

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For the love of all that is good and holy, do not use tap water in your products! It’s full of all kinds of things – chlorine, fluoride, metals, bits of soil, and so much more – that can mess up the clarity, stability, preservation, and general goodness of your products. Check out this post...

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No Zoom workshop today, but there is a Discord chat

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As it’s Father’s Day in North America, and you all told me you’d be busy today, there is no Zoom meeting today. We’ll be back next week with a workshop in conditioners! I’ll be on Discord at 5 pm PDT for a general chat on any topic or to answer your questions on my new...

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Q&A: Where can I find Incroquat CR? And finding replacements for ingredients I use

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In this month’s Q&A, Dalel Djegham asked, I’m looking for Incroquat CR to make a solid conditionner. I can’t find it easily. Here what I found: Purple Citrus, Saffire Blue, The Herbarie, CoChem (sample), Croda (sample), somewhere I found Quatrex CRC (by Chemron Corp). (Is it even the same thing?) So my questions are: where do I...

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Some questions that came up during the Zoom meetings: Natural surfactants or natural preservatives?

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One of the most awesome bits of our weekly Zoom meetings is hearing all the questions you have and seeing you sharing your thoughts, suggestions, and answers with each other in the chat! I’m doing my best to answer them, but some things just need a little more time to swirl around in my head...

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