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Let’s create a hydrating winter skin & scalp spray with loads of botanicals & actives (part two, the heated water phase)

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Yesterday, we met a formula for a gorgeous hydrating winter skin & scalp spray with loads of botanicals and actives, like allantoin, niacinamide, Fision® HydraTress, AQUAXYL™, and so much more! The goal of this product is to create a water soluble, sprayable formula that contains all kinds of things that’ll be good for our skin and...

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Let’s create a hydrating winter skin & scalp spray with loads of botanicals & actives (part one, formula)

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Sarah, my very awesome and patient hairdresser, mentioned she was having issues with her skin and scalp during the really cold and less humid periods of the winter, so I made her this spray that can be used on skin, scalp, and hair to offer some awesome hydration! I’ve included all kinds of botanical extracts...

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An addition to my legendary The Sasquatch Complex™, my signature combination of ingredients! (With bonus formula)

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If you’ve been around this site long enough or have read a few of my e-books, you’ll have noticed my signature combination of ingredients* popping up all over the place, in everything from conditioners to lotions to toners and anything else containing water. It goes a little like this – 3% glycerin, 3% propanediol 1,3,...

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#alltheingredients: Fision® WrinkleFix (INCI: Water, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Hydrolyzed Pea Protein, Glycine, Proline, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate) – active, cosmeceutical for reducing the appearance of age spots and wrinkles

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Before we start, as always, nothing on this page or this site is an ad or sponsored post or any advertising of any sort. It contains no affiliate links or anything else that would be revenue generating for me – all links are here for further information or to make it easier for you to...

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These are a few of my favourite things: Niacinamide (updated for 2023)

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I am finding I’m using niacinamide more and more in my products lately. It’s not just for facial products for me; I’m finding use for it in body butters as well! The claims for niacinamide are pretty substantial and they are backed up by studies and good science. (See the end of this post for...

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