Happy July 2023! It’s Canada Day today, so we’re staying away from the crowds by hiding indoors and finishing up last month’s e-book.
Click here for the update I shared a few days ago…
If you were a $10 subscriber in the month of June 2023, there’s a coupon for the e-book of the month, which is running late and will be out by July 3, 2023. Click here to get the coupon code! (Only for June 2023 subscribers.) Sorry for the delay, but it’s a massive e-book that’s filled with all kinds of new information!
The July 2023 e-book will be out nearer the end of the month and it’s the third part of the Combining Emollients series where we’ll be taking a look at surface tension and viscosity along a huge section with all kinds of charts and graphics about non-triglyceride containing emollients, like esters, hydrocarbons, silicones, and more! I’m super excited about this one!
Update on Newbie Tuesday and Formulating Fridays series!
I asked you if you wanted to I was thinking of two things – using cold process emulsifiers or learning to use surfactants. I’d like to offer one, then the other, so it’s not an either/or situation. I have no idea how long each one will be until it’s chosen, so odds are good I can offer one this year, and the other next year. I’ve had two responses and they were good with either.
If you could take a moment and let me know by July 8th, 2023, what you’d like to learn, I’ll gather your responses and start creating a series with the most popular one. If there aren’t more than a few votes, I’ll take that as a lack of interest in either and not bother.
Learn more from the Welcome to June 2023 post!
As we do every month on the site…
If you’re in need of supplies, $10 subscribers to the month have four discount coupons this month for Lotioncrafter and Voyageur Soap & Candle. Thank you for this lovely gift out of the goodness of your hearts, lovely suppliers!
Windy Point Soap Making Supplies is having a Christmas in July sale, so they aren’t offering a coupon this month. Click to see their Facebook post to learn more.
They’ll be updated as we receive them. If you don’t see them today, please check back tomorrow or the next day, they will be there eventually.
If you’re a $3 subscriber or higher, click here to see the duplication request post!
Please note that requests for duplication are only considered if they’re posted in the duplication section as this is part of the $3 and up subscribers benefits and not if they’re emailed, direct messaged, or suggested in comments on social media. I cannot possibly re-create every single formula suggested as this blog would be nothing but duplicated products — and how boring would that be? – so I can only choose a few a year to create. I go into detail about my process for choosing formulas in both the duplication request post and in this post. Thank you for continuing to share them in that post. I have been getting loads of ideas from it the last few months, and there will be more to come soon, I hope.
And don’t forget that you have access to the formula directory! The formula directory is constantly being updated to include even more formulas from around the blog, so if you’re looking for a formula, you’ll find it in the formula directory! (That word has lost all meaning now…)
Also check out the latest addition to the monthly posts – Ingredient substitution ideas post ($3 and up)! Id you have an ingredient you’re trying to find or need help substituting for in a formula, please share your thoughts over there!
If you’re a $5 subscriber or higher, click here to see the month’s Q&A post! I check this post every day, and it’s my priority to answer your questions or help with your formulas – it’s the best way to get in touch with me and guarantee an answer!
Right now, this is the only way I can answer questions or analyze formulas because I have such limited time, so please make that your first stop if you have something you simply have to know! 😁
I’m sorry I’m a bit behind with the Q&A. As you can see, there’s been a lot going on. It’s my first priority this month!
And don’t forget about the monthly Super happy fun member-to-member post for June 2023!, which is available to all levels of subscriptions. It’s more important than ever that we connect with other people during this ongoing pandemic, so please feel free to share your thoughts on this post or others on the blog!
You can always find the links to these monthly posts in the pinned post section, which is found to the right of just about every page on the blog on desktop and most mobile, or the bottom of every page for the odd mobile device. Or do a search for “Q&A” or “duplication” to find them. I’m afraid I don’t have time to do searches for you if you write to me as I’m swamped and my arms and hands are still in minor spasm, so doing one of those two things will find you those posts very quickly.
Hope you’re having a great month!