challenge

From Petra on her third attempt… I started on this quest because I loved the concept… have a scrub that does not need a preservative, is single use, isn’t oily so it won’t clog the drain, softens reasonably well so that it can be used, nice consistency, and does a good job of scrubbing.I think...

Okay, so attempt #2 held up well, but it didn’t moisturize enough. So my goal is to increase the moisturization of the product – but it needs to remain hard outside the shower and crumble when used under water. Here’s attempt #3…40% berry sugar (finer grain than white sugar)30% baking soda (Arm & Hammer brand)9%...

Petra wrote to me with a challenge – could we try to duplicate Lush’s Sugar Babe Sugar Scrub? We both took up the challenge, and here are her results so far…Batch #158% sugar29% baking soda7.2% cream of tartar2.9% SLSa2.9% virgin coconut oilwitch hazel used to bind it together. Petra’s results: Batch #1 fell apart too...

Okay, so let’s try another attempt at making a sugar cube recipe. (The first attempt didn’t go all that well!) Here’s what I tried this time…40 grams white sugar30 grams baking soda10 grams mango butter – I thought the shea was too soft10 grams cream of tartar10 grams melt & pour soap (white)2 grams fragrance...