bath and body

Shampoo & conditioner bars: Additional information!

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After seeing a post on the Dish, I realized I had failed to include preservatives in the shampoo and conditioner bar posts (click here for shampoo, click here for conditioner, and click here for the solid shaving bar). When you are including things like hydrolyzed proteins, you need to preserve because the bars are going...

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Foamer bottles: Hand wash

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I do like the foamer bottle – and not just because it’s lime green (as you can see from this picture, you can get them in a variety of colours)! I’ve been working on a post-crafting hand wash…and the nice thing about the foamer is I can include all kinds of ingredients that would normally...

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Foamer bottles: Facial Cleanser (part 2) (updated)

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I found yesterday’s foamy bottle recipe a bit too much for my skin – it felt great at the time, but it made my skin a little oilier during the day. If you strip too much oil from your skin, it will rebel and produce more! If I’d used my toner afterwards, I’m sure it...

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Foamer bottles: Facial Cleanser (updated)

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I figured since we were talking about bottles, how about foamer bottles? I found this one with the lime green top and couldn’t resist buying it. So I had to formulate something to go in it! So what’s the deal with foamer bottles? It’s a bottle that foams. You’re using very little product to get...

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Packaging: Closures! (updated)

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Again, form should follow function when it comes to caps. What are you dispensing? Disc cap: Ah, the humble disc cap. It’s good for pretty much every product with its tiny opening that allows surfactants, lotions, toners, and all your other products to come out with a squish! It’s not great for thick lotions –...

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