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So I return from my craft group tonight to see someone has decided to use my blog as an advertising venue. Yeah, I’m not a fan of that idea. I’ve made a conscious decision not to have any advertising on my site – how can you trust me when I’m promoting a certain company or...
What’s the difference between an intense conditioner and a regular conditioner? An intense conditioner should have more conditioning agents, more oils, and less water. Click here for the regular conditioner recipe… So how will we change our recipe? We’re going to add Incroquat CR, which is a great softening and detangler, upping the the oils...
Yeah, I know these aren’t coconuts…but coconuts aren’t that pretty! So enjoy some pineapple shaped bath bombs instead! One of my favourite sites – The Beauty Brains – weighs in on coconut oil. Visit the post on their site to learn more! (To summarize: coconut oil will penetrate the hair’s cortex because it’s similar to...
Are you making a table of treats or a tableau of terror? How to pick a good recipe? By now you have either tried a lotion or are itching to try one. You’ve probably done some searches on the Intertron for recipes, and you’ve got a binder (or bookmark file in your browser) filled...
One of my new Saturday night things…Black Amber Lavender (a Brambleberry fragrance, available from Soapcraft.ca if you’re in Canada!)I’m a fragrance junkie! I love thinking about what scents I’ll include in my creations, and sometimes I’ll separate a larger batch so I can play with 3 or 4 scents. So what kind of fragrance person...