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Hey, ma! I’m on the TV! How exciting is that? My local TV station came to interview me about my love of cosmetic chemistry and our youth programs, and this is the result! I think this link should work – click on cosmetic chemist when you get there – but let me know if it doesn’t!...
With the return to school, we get the return of all things contagious, and, as usual, I'm the first to get everything! I'm down for a few days with what I think is the stomach flu. If you donate to our groups, it might take me a bit to email the e-books as I'm stuck...
This question came up in yesterday’s post about mixing – why don’t we heat and hold in the same container? Here’s a post I wrote on the topic just before Christmas last year. The summary? We use separate containers to get better emulsification and less artificial emulsification. Sorry for the short post today, but I...
The Vancouver Canucks lost the Stanley Cup. Cue the riots. Cue the idiots standing in front of a flaming car throwing horns while their friend takes a picture with his smart phone. Cue the tipped over port-a-potties and destruction of the windows and looting at The Bay on the corner of Georgia and Granville. And...
I hate colds! I turn into a grumpy, whiny, snivelling mess unfit for human consumption! For this reason, I shall likely be post-less for the next few days. I realize this last month or so has been really chaotic, but it's almost back to normal. If you, my wonderful readers, can indulge me for another...