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Happy Boxing Day! It’s another day to enjoy the Christmas spirit! Did you get lovely prezzies and have a wonderful dinner? I hope you had a lovely day! Although Boxing Day is a huge shopping day in my part of Canada (B.C.), Raymond and I avoid the crowds, staying home to watch videos and play...
Merry Christmas, everyone! Thank you for all your kindness and generosity this year towards the blog and our youth programs! I really can’t thank you enough for everything. I hope your day is merry and bright and filled with love and laughter! ...
In the What do you want to know? post, Lynae asks: I also have a question about powdered extracts, like the chamomile you show. Do you add them by weight as well, or do you dissolve them in some water? I used some calendula that ended up making my lotion gritty and want to avoid that. For powdered...
We took a look at a basic body milk recipe we could make using a facial moisturizer recipe yesterday. Let’s take a look at a few different versions of this recipe! BASIC FACIAL MOISTURIZER RECIPE MODIFIED TO BE A BODY MILKWATER PHASE85.5% water OIL PHASE10% oils4% emulsifier COOL DOWN PHASE0.5% preservative VERSION #1 WITH PUMPKIN...
In the What do you want to know? post, Lynae asks: When adding ingredients by weight, how do you know if the original recipe called for powdered or liquid ingredients? and is there a guideline for converting? I believe you use panthenol in a liquid form but I have some powder. 2g of powdered panthenol...