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As you can tell, the next series I’m moving on to researching extracts, and I wondered which ones interested you, my amazing readers! Here’s what I’ve got planned so far… cucumber grapeseed wheat grass chamomile chyrsanthemum green tea guava fruit honeysuckle papaya rosemary seaweed strawberry I know there are others, but my brain is drawing...
My headache is still here, hence the visual tutorial on shampoo bars – I was preparing it for a few weeks from now. But I’m wondering what you want to know about lotions. I am going to be working on a few posts on oils and butters – more chemistry about what they are, how...
Although I’m really enjoying experimenting with and writing about mineral make-up, I need to take a break while I replenish my supplies and play with new recipes. So I’m looking to you – my awesome, talented, extremely knowledgeable readers – to give me some suggestions for posts!I’ve had a suggestion for using powdered extracts –...
Mich asked the following question in a comment:I do have a question: I have seen that Liquid Germall Plus should NOT be used in products that are to be aerosolized. Link from Lotioncrafters on Liquid Germall Plus. Do you think that would include using it in ANY type of spray formula, or just something you’re...
Although I’m having a wonderful time creating in the workshop and researching various ingredients, what interests you? Curious about cationics? Mad about mineral make up fillers? Serious about surfactants? (Okay, I’ll stop with the alliterations…) Do you have general questions about your creations? How to make them more moisturizing? How to make them more conditioning?...