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Creating an apres sun cooling & soothing spray (part four, creating a new version from scratch, choosing humectants, hydrators, and vitamins)

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Welcome back to this short series on making a lovely cooling and soothing apres sun spray. In part one, we looked at some ingredients we could use to create a base formula. In part two, we chose our preservatives, then made the base formula. In part three, we investigated at a few more ingredients we...

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Creating an apres sun cooling & soothing spray (part three, additional ingredients and modified formula) – aloe vera & olive leaf

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Welcome back to this short series on making a lovely cooling and soothing apres sun spray. In part one, we looked at some ingredients we could use to create a base formula. In part two, we chose our preservatives, then made the base formula. Today, in part three, we’ll investigate at a few more ingredients...

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Creating an apres sun cooling & soothing spray (part two, preservatives and base formula) 

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Welcome back to this short series on making a lovely cooling and soothing apres sun spray. In part one, we looked at some ingredients we could use to create a base formula. Today, in part two, we’ll choose some preservatives, then make the base formula. Let’s choose some preservatives!  When it comes to preservatives, note...

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Creating an apres sun cooling & soothing spray (part one, ingredients)

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It’s almost summer in the Northern hemisphere, and I know I’m being exposed to a lot of sun as I shake off the cold, wind, and rain of the winter and enjoy the great outdoors before the hot and smoky summer season is upon us. Let’s take a look at a lovely spray we could...

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#alltheingredients: Prickly Pear extract G PF (INCI: Glycerin & Water & Opuntia Tuna Flower/Stem Extract)

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Let’s take a look today at prickly pear extract! The one I’m referring to most in this post will be FSS Prickly Pear extract G PF (INCI: Glycerin & Water & Opuntia Tuna Flower/Stem Extract), where the “G” means it is dissolved in glycerin and “PF” means it’s paraben free. This ingredient contains 39% glycerin, 39%...

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