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If you’re interested in joining on the fun with next week’s body butter project, click here to learn more about the supplies you’ll need. If you made last week’s lotion, then you have what you need! BASIC BODY BUTTER RECIPEHEATED WATER PHASE59% water2% sodium lactate HEATED OIL PHASE10% oils15% butter3% cetyl alcohol7% Polawax (e-wax) COOL...
I can’t tell you how wonderful it has been to wake up every morning to your e-mails and comments about your first time lotions! (And Lise is right – the excitement of seeing your emulsification happen never gets dull!) This we’ll rejoice in your successes and trouble shoot some issues, then do it all again...
I’m in the workshop today – it’s finally warm enough! – stocking up on just about everything I need! I’m out of or just about out of shampoo bars, conditioner bars, intense conditioner with coconut oil, winter hair custard, intense conditioner with all my conditioning agents, leave in conditioner, body butter, body wash, bubble bath, cuticle balm,...
I’m getting a lot comments and e-mail from newbies lately – welcome! – asking about preservatives. The answer is – whenever you have a product that contains water or might be exposed to water, you must add a preservative. If you want to make an oil in water lotion (what we normally make), you must...
Are you a newbie who has been following Newbie Tuesday? Have you made your first lotion recently? Want to share your success or troubleshoot your failure? Then write to me (swiftcraftymonkey@swiftcraftymonkey.blog) or visit this post and comment and we’ll get to it on Tuesday, January 31st! (I like the e-mailing ’cause I get to see...