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You know I can’t leave well enough alone, so I thought I’d take yesterday’s Emulthix recipe and add some of my favourite ingredients to take it from great to fan-freakin’-tastic! Want to know more about Emulthix? Cick here! Let’s alter my heated water phase first. I’m adding a humectant – sodium lactate – along with...
Thanks to Stellar Blew for this suggestion! If you have an idea, check out this month’s duplicating post and share your favourite product! I went a little nuts trying duplications for products this month, so I’m posting this, along with the Noxzema Classic Clean, Neutrogena Hydro Blast Water Gel, Laneige Sleeping Pack, and a primer that...
Yesterday, we said “hello!” to Emulthix, a cold process emulsifier that can handle quite high levels of oils. I thought I’d try making a basic lotion with only one oil – pumpkin seed oil, one of my favourites – and see what I thought of the viscosity! EMULTHIX LOTION WITH PUMPKIN SEED OILOIL PHASE20% pumpkin...