New e-zine: Green & plant based products

Hi everyone! I’ve just put out my new e-zine on making green and plant based lotions with emulsifiers like Ritamulse SCG, Montanov 68, Simulgreen 18-2, and Natragem EW, which you can buy here in my e-zines and e-books page. Click here if you want to see the table of contents for it!  I put these...

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The newbie section and FAQ are great places to find information!

If you’re a beginner and you’re just starting out, please check out the newbie section to see all kinds of posts on topics from when to add a preservative, when to add an anti-oxidant, what the difference is between these things, how to make products, and so on. You can find all kinds of starter...

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Newbie Tuesday: Creating a facial toner (part four) – adding cosmeceuticals

Yesterday we took a look at cosmeceuticals and a few that we could incorporate into our toners. Today we’ll create a few recipes you can try at home! Let’s say you liked this simple toner for dry skin with rose water and cucumber, what could we add to this mix? Quick note: This toner is...

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Newbie Tuesday: Creating a facial toner (part three) – introduction to cosmeceuticals

When last we met – which was a while ago, sorry! – we were looking at modifying a basic toner recipe using humectants, hydrolyzed proteins, cationic polymers, and more. This week I’d like to take a look at modifying the recipe further using what we call cosmeceuticals. What’s a cosmeceutical? They’re “cosmetic products with properties very similar...

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The new schedule for my classes at Voyageur Soap & Candle is here!

Hi everyone! It’s a little late in the new year, but here’s the schedule for the classes I teach at Voyageur Soap & Candle in Surrey, B.C. I’m offering a few extra classes this season: Shorter themed classes like Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day, as well as all day classes based on my...

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