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Raymond Nichols The Soap Queen has done it again – SUSHI SOAP! (Yes, I am obsessed with sushi. I like to eat it and craft various things either looking like it or using sushi fabric! This is a picture from my new sunglasses case. The tutorial will be posted in a couple of weeks…) Click on the...
So what the heck is an ester and how or why would I want to use them in our bath and body creations? An ester is a molecule that has undergone esterification. (Wow, that was clear, eh?) Esterification is a chemical reaction – for our purposes between a carboxylic acid (like a fatty acid from...
Take a few moments today to check out Joanne’s science site – Lovely Scientist Loves Science – for the science of beauty section. Learn about the science of mascara and why hair turns grey. She appears to have a thing for Ben Goldacre…and who wouldn’t? He’s my future nominee for Geek Man of the Month....
Chromium hydroxide green is a minty green, perfect for creating your minty green eye shadows. Basic chromium hydroxide green 1 part eye shadow base1 part chromium hydroxide greenYou can use this as the base for many eye shadows. Add 1 part mica – silver, yellow, gold, and so on – and see what you create!...
You’ve been looking forward to having the house to yourself for a few hours on Saturday morning, and the workshop beckons! ARGH! I’m out of something essential (for me, it’s usually aloe vera). Substitution to the rescue! I have BTMS-25 not BTMS-50 and I want to make a liquid conditioner! BTMS is INCI Name: Behentrimonium...