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In the January 2018 Q&A post, Linda asked: I am not sure if you have posted about using the Vitaplex from Lotioncrafter*, but if you have I can’t seem to find it. It says it is for hair and skin, but the required pH seems to be a bit high for hair, so that has me...
This is part two of our attempted duplication of this Rodin Luxury Hair Oil. Please click here for part one. Step three: Figure out what’s really important and what’s there for label appeal. I think all these ingredients are important for how this product feels and smells. Having said that, you could make a nice...
I have been enjoying so many of the “end of the year” lists on all kinds of fashion and beauty blogs where people list the products they can’t live without, and I thought it’d be fun to take a look at a few of these products to see if we could duplicate them. (This one...
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In the community section of the Patreon feed, Gabriella asked: Can honey be an ingredient in an anhydrous product like a lip balm? I can never get it to incorporate correctly. The short answer is no, we can’t incorporate water soluble ingredients like honey into an anhydrous or oil based product. The longer answer is yes,...