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Last week we took a look at pumpkin seed oil by adding it to a whipped babassu and kokum butter. Let’s take a look at a few other products we can make, like a cuticle balm. I do love my cuticle balm, and I use it all year long. My mom uses it on her...
I hope this post finds you well, my lovely readers. I wanted to give those of you who are new to the site a few pointers on how to use it! If you look to the upper right hand corner of the blog, there’s a link that asks you to read this before writing to...
Just a curiosity – why is there the perception that every craft or hobby must eventually become a business? I can’t count how many times a week I get asked when I’m finally going to sell my products. I won’t. I like being able to give my products away without anyone thinking I have an...
Or WDIBT&WCIDWI Wednesday! (Yeah, I’ll come up with a better name!) Have you pulled a jar or bag or bottle out of your ingredients storage place only to wonder why you bought it? Or have you received a parcel filled with things you remember ordering for a forgotten project? That’s what this post is all...
I recently bought some SCI from Aquarius Aroma & Soap, and they’ve changed from prills to noodles, so I thought I’d take this opportunity to share with you some of the various ways you can find SCI or sodium cocoyl isethionate. This is the new SCI flake…but it looks like a noodle! This is how...