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I’m sorry I don’t have a post ready for today. I’ve had a weird week and so many things took up my writing time, including some exciting new back pains! Woo! I’ll have one up for tomorrow with links to the Q&A, duplication thread, and Lotioncrafter coupon. Hope you’re all having an awesome long weekend!...
I’m writing up the e-zine/e-book on making shampoo bars, and I wondered if you had any questions about them you’d like to see me answer. What intrigues you? What kinds of ingredients do you want to add? Do you have questions about moulds, colours, fragrances, and more? Please share them in this post as soon...
If you’re a $10 subscriber, click now to see the post intended for you! If you’re interested, check out the new e-zine, Surfactants, part one: A reference guide! Surfactants part one: A reference guide is your one stop reference for surfactants including thickeners, anionics, non-ionics, amphoterics, and blends. It also includes fundamental information required to...
It seems that everyone wants to calculate the active surfactant matter in their surfactants before adding them to products. I’ve been loathe to suggest any calculators as I think we need to practice math to get better at it, and these calculations are much easier than you think. Example: If we have a surfactant than...
INCI stands for International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients, and it’s the name we have to use if we were to sell a product or one we can read when deciding if we want to buy a product. Related posts: Learning this one weird trick will save you so much money! (Very detailed post) Reading the INCI...