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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....
As a thank you to my lovely subscribers on Patreon at the $10 level, I’m offering you your choice of 2 e-zines (your choice) or any one of my e-books (again, your choice) as my thank you for your kindness and support over the last year! If that wasn’t incentive enough, you also get a...
In this post, Iron Chemist: Sodium lactate, Raffella asks: I bought sodium lactate in powder form. When you say to use 2% in your recipes, can I just weigh out the powder or are you talking about liquid sodium lactate? If so, how do I reconstitute the powder? In my recipes, I’m generally talking about the liquid, which...
I’m so far behind on comments – I think I might be in mid-April at this point – and I’m trying my best to answer the best I can. I’ll be posting quite a few on the blog over the next little while as I answer them in the order in which they were written,...