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As we all know, Christmas is coming on Monday, so I’ll send out the e-books for which you donate as soon as I can during the hours I’m awake until the evening of the 24th. I won’t be sending anything out on the 25th or 26th, which is Boxing Day for those of us in...
I realized I haven’t posted any links to articles I’ve written in Handmade Magazine for a while, so I thought I’d share all the ones I could find to share here! I absolutely love writing about the chemistry of everything from hair care to essential oils to sunscreens, and I hope you enjoy reading about...
Yep, it took some time, but we’re finally over in our own space! Bookmark this new address for future reference! We aren’t ready to welcome you here just yet as I’m just learning how to use WordPress at the moment, but we’ll be sure to make announcements all over the place when we are! Rejoice!...
Yesterday, we took a look at the ingredient list. An hour ago, we looked at where to start. Here’s the formula for my first attempt… Please click here for detailed information about the steps I use to duplicate a formula… Join me tomorrow as we take a look at a few modifications for making this...
Leave in conditioners that you find on this blog are supposed to be thin enough to spray from a mister bottle. (That’s the one on the far right.) I’m suddenly receiving all kinds of questions about thickening them. They’re supposed to be thin and have low levels of emulsifiers otherwise they’re regular conditioners and will...