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I think conditioners are the most asked about product on this blog, so let’s make one from scratch. We will first make a basic recipe, then we’ll tweak it over the next few weeks for different hair types. Which recipe should we choose? Conditioners can be made with up to 10% conditioning agent – Incroquat BTMS-50,...
If you’ve never made a product before, welcome to Newbie Tuesday! If this is your third product from the Newbie Tuesday series, then get ready for more fun! You learned how to make lotion and body butter earlier this year, and making a cream is much like making those two products! If you need some information on...
So what’s the difference between a lotion and a cream? Or a body butter and a cream? Nothing, to be honest. It’s just another name we give to a product that is generally thicker than a lotion and it tends to be found in a jar. Here’s the plan…We’ll make this on August 21st, which...
I’m all about making recipes from scratch, coming up with a goal and making something awesome that fulfills those requirements…but I’d like to suggest to novice bath & body creators that you spend some time with well tested recipes. We were all newbies once – I spent hours and hours reading recipes, comparing them with...
Congratulations! You made a body butter! (Click here for more details about this project on Newbie Tuesday!) If you haven’t already done so, pat yourself on the back joyously and moisturize yourself well with the product! (And I still haven’t finished the video. I used to be good at this, but I’m having to learn...