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There’s absolutely no need to use both BTMS-25 and BTMS-50 in a conditioner bar as they contain the same ingredients. If you wanted to add cetearyl alcohol to a BTMS-50 formula, just buy it on its own as it’s about 75% cheaper! If we have a formula that’s 60% BTMS-50, we have 30% BTMS and...
Welcome back to this five part series on how to make a super silky & smoothing babassu, jojoba & carrot tissue oil shaving or body conditioning bar! In part one, we took a look at the original formulas with instructions for making a babassu & macadamia nut beard or hair conditioner that works well as...
Welcome back to this five part series on how to make a super silky & smoothing babassu, jojoba & carrot tissue oil shaving or body conditioning bar! In part one, we took a look at the original formulas with instructions for making a babassu & macadamia nut beard or hair conditioner that works well as...
Welcome back to this five part series on how to make a super silky & smoothing babassu, jojoba & carrot tissue oil shaving or body conditioning bar! In part one, we took a look at the original formulas with instructions for making a babassu & macadamia nut beard or hair conditioner that works well as...
Welcome back to part two of this new series, Creating an awesome shaving bar for my gorgeous husband, Raymond. As I mentioned yesterday, these bars can easily be used hair conditioners by wetting it and swiping it over your hair; as body conditioners by wetting it and swiping it over your body; and as shaving...