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Hi, I’m Swift and I’m a surfactant junkie. I have to have at least 500 ml of any surfactant I find in my workshop at all times, and if I see a new one, I buy it. I recognize you have lives that don’t revolve around lathery, bubbly products, and I try to keep that...
How many times have you stumbled across an amazing sounding recipe only to realize you have maybe one or two of the ingredients? I know I sound like a broken record, but knowing your ingredients and their purpose in the formula can save you a ton of money and energy, and it might mean you...
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the cost of our ingredients. I’m fortunate I live within driving distance of three suppliers, have next day service from another one, and can drive to Otion whenever I feel like subjecting myself to the line-ups at the border, but a lot of us have to buy our...
We took a look yesterday at how to modify a lotion with ingredients we have at home. Let’s take a look at two different recipes we could create by substituting ingredients. In this first recipe, I’m trying to get a similar skin feel, which is to say I’m going for an oily version. Note the...
Almost 18 months ago, I wrote this post on substituting things for other things, and I find it weird that I didn’t return to this idea. Considering we’re in crunch time for making products, and a lot of us have to wait for mail ordered items, I thought it was time to re-visit this idea!...