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Given I’m getting this product advertised to me constantly on Facebook and given I’ve been harassing the company for selling less than a cup of product (236 ml, so 1 cup – 1 tablespoon) for $54 Canadian before shipping and taxes, I thought we should revisit this duplication. I’ve updated the links and such along...
Given I’m getting this product advertised to me constantly on Facebook and given I’ve been harassing the company for selling less than a cup of product (236 ml, so 1 cup – 1 tablespoon) for $54 Canadian before shipping and taxes, I thought we should revisit this duplication. I’ve updated the links and such along...
On the syndet shampoo bar Facebook group I moderate, someone asked about hair masks, and noted they were getting quite popular, so I thought I’d share some of my favourite formulas from the blog so you can get your hair all lovely and wonderful after being exposed to wind, snow, cold, heat, swimming pools or...
I’ve been playing with a lot of new emollients this year, but one of my new favourites of the year for hair care is ximenia seed oil (INCI: Ximenia Americana Seed Oil) thanks to the lovely film it forms to protect our hair from the elements and prevent water from entering and causing frizz. Let’s...
In part one of this series, we formulated an amaranth & carob bouncin’ and behavin’ volumizing conditioner with Jeesperse® ICE-T CIS-2, then we made an awesome liquid conditioner with that formula in part two. In today’s post – part two – let’s look at how we could modify this to make a heated product using...