Anhydrous

What interests you? Can we make an anhydrous body butter that doesn’t block pores?

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In the What interests you? post, Lucy asks: Is it possible to make an anhydrous body butter type product but that does not block pores? Would sucragel work?  Here’s the question – what does it mean to block pores? I think a general idea is that something is in the pore of your skin keeping it...

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Weekend Wonderings: How can we make a nice body oil from an oil cleansing method oil? Can we replace all the water in the heated water phase? And how do we add humectants to an anhydrous product?

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HOW CAN WE MAKE A NICE BODY OIL FROM AN OIL CLEANSING METHOD OIL?In this post on the oil cleansing method, Carol asks: Your comment “Although I imagine it might make a nice body oil!” has encouraged me to ask this question…to make a body oil would you change the percentages or oils used in anyway?...

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What do you want to know? The oil cleansing method (part 3)

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If you’re just joining us, please take a look at part one and part two of this series on the oil cleansing method! What oils might be suitable for an oil cleansing method cleanser for oily skin? In all honesty, my first response is that there really aren’t any good oils for oily skin…but I’m going...

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What do you want to know? The oil cleansing method (part 2)

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We took at look at the basics of the oil cleansing method yesterday, so let’s take a look at how we might create a cleansing oil today. The base of the cleansing oil is usually a portion of castor oil, which can range from 25% to 50%. I’ve seen people using it at up to...

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What do you want to know? The oil cleansing method (part 1)

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Lauren asked this question in the What do you want to know post? It would also be great to see a post on the oil cleansing method and a recipe for oil! What is the oil cleansing method? It’s a method by which you cleanse your face using oils. The logic is that like dissolves like...

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