Blast from the past! It’s time for pumpkin spice everything – formula round-up!

Sorry, I’m so bogged down with finishing up the e-zine for the month and working on my university course, I’ve run out of time to finish up the Formulating Friday formula for this week. I hope to have it to you for Monday or Tuesday. Thanks for your patience – it’s been a hectic two...

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Blast from the past: Conditioners! Loads of links!

I love conditioners so much! There are so many kinds you can make – rinse off, intense, leave in, pre-wash, deep conditioning, volumizing, and hair masks, to name a few – and so many different ways to make them. I thought I’d share a few of my favourite formulas! As a quick note: Don’t forget...

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Blast from the past: “An Apple a day” foaming facial cleanser and modifications

I’m putting together a list of things I need to make over the next week or two as I start re-stocking our bathroom cupboard with everything we might need over the next six months. My first priority is to make a batch of facial cleanser as I think I have maybe three days’ worth left?...

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Blast from the past: Making Lush’s Ro’s Argan Body Conditioner and other Shower Smoothies

In March 2017, I was asked to create a duplication of Lush’s Ro’s Argan Body Conditioner, a lotion we apply, then rinse, in the shower. Despite the name, these Shower Smoothies aren’t positively charged (cationic) conditioners at all – the original version uses a negatively charged (anionic) soap called TEA stearate, made by reacting stearic...

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