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In this post, Why do my Dead Sea salts get wet?, C commented: Something similar happens to me every time a make my foot bath salts, the whole mixture turns into wet mush. I use urea and ordinary coarse sea salt and some essential oils. I store the foot bath salt in a airtight container...
Potential duplication of ASDM Beverly Hills Ultra Firming Cream (part three) We took a very detailed look at each of the ingredients we might find in this product – part one and part two – so now it’s time to figure out what’s really important then how much of each ingredient to use. If you...
In yesterday’s post on cooling sprays, I used aloe vera 200x powder, which is a concentrated powdered extract that we can dissolve into water to make aloe vera.The easiest way to do it is this: Into a container, measure out 1 gram aloe vera 200x extract, add 198 grams of distilled water, and 1 gram...
I’ve been on a bit of a buying binge lately as I have quite a lot of time to formulate in the next few weeks. I thought I’d share with you a few interesting things I found at different suppliers… If you’re looking for sodium coco sulfate to make jelly soap, check out Windy Point...
In this post on Natrasorb Bath, Lisa asked: Can Natrasorb bath be used in face moisturizers for oily skin to absorb sebum? Is Natrasorb Bath the same as Tapioca Starch Polymethylsilsesquioxane? The answer to the last question is no, it isn’t the same as tapioca starch polymethylsilsequioxane. The INCI for Natrasorb Bath is Tapioca starch....