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Discussion: How do you decide what to make? What about mulitifunctional products? How do you store and inventory your stuff? 

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In the December Q&A, Donna commented!  So many things to make! I just can’t decide. Sometimes I think I try to put too much into one face cream to simplify my routine. I call it the all purpose cream – good for moles, colds, sore a@#holes, fits, freckles and farts. When it comes to multifunctional products,...

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Q&A and Discussion: How do you figure out the volume of your products?

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There is a fabulous discussion going on in the November Q&A about how to figure out the volume of our products. I’m sharing the discussion here with some thoughts, and I hope you share some of your own! (I wrote about this a number of years ago, but I’d love to hear more about what...

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Discussion: Finding a formula is just the beginning of the process…

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I think most of us are thinking back to the year we had, and I thought I’d share some of the random thoughts, epiphanies, and rants I’ve enjoyed in 2018. I hope you’ll share your thoughts on some of these topics or add a few more of your own!  Over the last year I’ve seen...

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Q&A Quickie: Why use sodium hydroxide instead of triethanolamine to increase pH?

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In the October Q&A, Charlette asked, Sometimes I’ll see sodium hydroxide at the end of an ingredient list for skin products and I wonder why would this be used? Wouldn’t it be much easier to use TEA (triethanolamine) to increase pH rather than lye (which is usually bought in huge batches when all I’d be using...

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If you wanted to get a formulator a present: Things for measuring

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I know it’s hard to buy presents for crafters as it’s hard to know what specific and awesome ingredients we want, so I thought I’d share a few ideas then ask you for your suggestions to make life easier for those who might be buying us gifts for birthdays, Christmas, and other holidays. This post...

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