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It’s Tuesday! Did your supplies arrive? Are you ready to make a lotion? Do you have your supplies ready? All right! Let’s go! BASIC FIRST LOTION FORMULA HEATED WATER PHASE 67% distilled water 3% glycerin or sodium lactate HEATED OIL PHASE 15% liquid oil of choice 5% shea or mango butter 3% cetyl alcohol 6%...
Greetings newbies! If you’re new to this concept, please click here for last week’s post so you can play along! We’re getting ready to make a lotion on the 24th, then a body butter, then a cream. This week ask yourself this question: What is making you nervous when you think about making a lotion?...
If you want to play along with Newbie Tuesday and make a lotion on the 24th, here are a few substitutions you can make if your supplies aren’t in on time… Oil – Yes, you can get oils from the grocery store! (Click here for that post.) Butter – You can generally get cocoa butter...
I’m starting this series I’m calling Newbie Tuesday! It’s time to stop reading and get into your workshop and make something awesome! Think of it as a lotion-along…maybe not. I’m not happy with that compound word. I’ll find something else for future posts. Here’s how I think this is going to work. This week we’ll...