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It has come to my attention that a woman named Marlene Daniels of Soapconscious has been copying and pasting my writing from this blog and my e-books and re-selling them under her name. I figure about 80% of her lipsticks e-book is based on my blog, and it looks like she is using my comparison...
If you’re a beginner and you’re just starting out, please check out the newbie section to see all kinds of posts on topics from when to add a preservative, when to add an anti-oxidant, what the difference is between these things, how to make products, and so on. You can find all kinds of starter...
I hope you and yours had a great Christmas or are enjoying a lovely Hannukah! I’m sorry for being so quiet this last few weeks, but, as you probably know, we lost my mom in October and I’m still trying to make it through each day without melting down. I’m an only child with no...
I’ve written a lot about Christmas presents on the blog, so I’ll refer you to this post where you can find links to making bath bombs, bath salts, whipped butters, and more. I also encourage you to check out this post on some things to consider when looking for a good bath & body recipe...
In this post, Oil free moisturizer, Tim asks: I’m thinking of formulating a completely water-based soothing moisturising gel using natural/nature-derived ingredients. So far I’m thinking of Honeyquat for the humectant as well as a marshmallow glycerine extract a bit of extra humectant and as the emollient. The rest of it would be something like a...