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What’s on your mind this month? What ingredient intrigues you? What equipment interests you? What do you want to know? Please share your thoughts in the comments below! Remember, there are no stupid questions and asking questions is a great way to learn things! We’ve had some great series based on questions asked in this...
How do I love Lotioncrafter? Let me count the ways! I love Jen, who is funny and talkative and I was definitely separated at birth from her! I love all the new products they have, including the awesome hydrosols, like lime and blood orange. And I love my scale for weighing little things, which you...
Do you have an idea for a product you’d like me to look at duplicating? This is the post for you! This is the official post for posting the things you’d like me to consider duplicating. When you make a suggestion, please include a link to the product with a full and proper ingredient list....
The moment you’ve all been waiting for – a potential formula for this product! Woo! Let’s start with a version using Phytomulse as the emulsifier. I’m presenting you with three versions here – the first is one with Sepimax ZEN as the thickener, the second with xanthan gum, and the third without the stearic acid,...
I think this will be the longest duplication by far! We’ve been reviewing the ingredient list for this product over the last few days – part one, part two, and part three – and we started reviewing how much of each ingredient we might use before stopping for a minute to consider potential ingredient combinations to...