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Welcome to part three of this duplication. On Monday, we started our review of the ingredient list, and yesterday, we finished that review. Today, let’s take a look at what’s important in this list and what’s there for label appeal? (There are just too many things to create links for all these ingredients, but you can...
First, thank you for continuing to join us here on the new blog! As of this morning, all the posts that were on the old blog are on the new blog! Woo! Thank you, Raymond! Unfortunately, the comments didn’t come over, so if you want to see if there were any, you’ll have to visit...
In the April duplicating post, Anjali asked if we could try a duplication of L’Occitane Immortelle Divine Cream, something seconded by Charlette! We started our review of the ingredients yesterday, but had to stop as it is a really large list! Let’s continue… Helichrysum Italicum Extract: “Traditionally, herbalists have used the herb as a tincture...
In the April duplicating post, Anjali asked if we could try a duplication of L’Occitane Immortelle Divine Cream, something seconded by Charlette! So let’s take a look at this product and see if we can do something with it! What is this? “Divine Cream is complete face moisturiser that fights against visible signs of ageing:...
I was fiddling around with a basic cosmetic certification test from a guild, and again and again these two oils showed up as part of a lotion bar, body melt, and lip balm. These aren’t oils I’ve encountered as a bath & body product maker, but I know both are used quite a lot in...