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The second step in creating products is to assemble and weigh your ingredients into the proper containers. Let’s take a look at obtaining our ingredients in this post. Where can you buy ingredients? At a bath & body product retailer, of course! I’m fortunate in that I have three retailers within driving distance – Suds &...
Choosing which recipe to make can often be the hardest part of creating products. I can spend hours in the workshop looking at my ingredients, thinking about what I could make with those lovely new esters or surfactants, doing an inventory of what I need to make for my personal needs or for gift giving,...
If we’re going to rejoice in the past, I thought this post needed repeating! If you are new to making lotions, please read this post as it covers all the different components you require to make an emulsified product stay emulsified and safe! This post is permanently housed in the frequently asked questions section of...
Yesterday we took a look at Lush’s Sugar Plum Fairies scrub, but I feel this won’t be moisturizing enough for most skin types. I think it will be lovely and scrubby, but it’s more about the bubbles and lather than about the moisturizing. So let’s take a look at how we can modify this product...
If you want to formulate your own products – whether they’re duplicates or something you’ve cooked up in your head – you need to know INCI names so you can figure out what ingredient is what. The common name for an ingredient – evening primrose oil – is not the same as the INCI name...