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Jenna! If you are reading this, please send me another e-mail to which I can send your e-book. I’ve been trying for two days, and I keep getting the message “550 Mailbox quota exceeded”! There is no hard and fast rule about when you should add an extract. There are some that can withstand heat,...
I’ve also been in bed this week with a horrible cold or a mild-to-medium flu, so I will do my best to respond to your messages and comments as I feel stronger. I am so sick of this cold/flu season! This is the second cold/flu I’ve had this year. I’m done now! (No, I didn’t...
In this post on facial cleansers, Esther asks: I’m interested to put this into a foamer bottle. How much extra water would you add in that case? If you want to put a surfactant blend into a foamer bottle, in general, you’ll want to add double the amount of water to the mix to make...
My best friend and I resolve to try two new things a year, and we always have great fun. Trying two new things lead to me taking chemistry for the first time, going river rafting, lifting weights at the gym, taking singing lessons…and so on. I had to throw away my fears and just go...
I’m a big fan of having highly coloured products, as you can plainly see. The easiest way to get those colours is from LabColours (link to Voyageur Soap & Candle, but available elsewhere), which are suitable for melt & pour soaps, surfactant mixes and yes, even our lotions. (Although I don’t know how I’d feel...