Techniques

Shelf life of our products: Creating, packaging, storing, and using products with longer shelf lives – a luscious emulsified body butter (part two)

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I do love a good emulsified body butter, a lovely thick, gooey, emollient lotion that goes on smoothly on my skin without being too greasy but still leaves behind an occlusive layer that lets me know my skin is being moisturized and hydrated. One of my favourites this year was this occlusive & protective body...

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Shelf life of our products: Creating, packaging, storing, and using products with longer shelf lives – an anhydrous body butter (part one)

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In this post, let’s look at an anhydrous, whipped body butter that we could make as a decadent moisturizer along with the principles of shelf life, packaging, and using anti-oxidants! These are simple formulas with few ingredients, and the shelf life is mostly about the oils and butters we choose. I thought we could take...

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Tips & techniques: How do I keep track of what I wanted to do with ingredients I’ve ordered?

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How do I keep track of my ingredients between ordering and receiving? How do I remember what I was going to make with them and actually use them in my workshop? Here’s my process! When I order ingredients from a company, I take screen shots of my order, then print them out and put them...

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Tips & techniques: A few notes on the importance of process, following instructions, and measuring temperatures! (Updated June 2022)

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I’ve written a lengthier post that you can find here – The formula is only the start: The process is everything! – that I’d like to draw your attention to in this post. I can’t stress this enough – if you’re following my formula, you must follow my process and instructions for making it. Failure to...

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Specific gravity: How you can use it to figure out how much you’re spending on ingredients! (Updated with downloadable Excel spread sheet!)

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I thought I’d share a little more on the idea of specific gravity and how we can use it for our products. I shared a series on specific gravity in January 2022, so if you’d like more information, definitely check out these posts… Let’s talk about specific gravity (relative density or specific density) – part...

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