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Erika asked a very good and very long question in this post, fatty acids, and I thought I’d do my best to try to answer it. I’m breaking it up into smaller bites so I can try to cover it all over the next few days… I’m so confused!! I’m going in circles and about...
Yesterday we took a look at the oil phase of a potential foot cream. Let’s take a look at the water phase today. What do I do with the water phase? What kinds of things do I want for feet? If I’m thinking about hydrating my skin, I want to go with a humectant. I’m going...
Yesterday we took a look at soy bean oil. I thought we could take a look at a few recipes in which soy bean oil would be a great addition! For some people, soy bean oil might be a little greasy for the hands, but it’s perfect for a body lotion or foot lotion! Let’s...
I’d like to talk to you for a few minutes about soy bean oil. It’s not a sexy oil or one that’s trending in beauty products, but it’s one of the most inexpensive ones you can find and it’s packed full of all kinds of neat stuff, like tocopherols (anti-oxidants), phytosterols, and isoflavones in addition...
Someone – sorry, can’t remember who – suggested I write some posts about what to buy when you’re starting out. This is a very big question, and it depends upon the product you’re making. Let’s take a look at anhydrous products. Anhydrous means “without water”, so anhydrous products are ones we make with oil soluble...