scrubs

Experiments in the workshop: Using kokum butter in an emulsified scrub (updated)

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With the cold winter weather here and promising to get colder, I thought I’d make an emulsified sugar scrub with watermelon seed oil. It’s a good choice as it contains a lot of linoleic acid, which will help speed up skin’s barrier repair mechanisms. Let’s take a look at how I modified one of my...

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Last minute Christmas present idea: Oil based scrubs

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I hate it when I hear “last minute” on the 18th of December. I’ve barely started shopping or crafting, and you’re calling it last minute? But I thought it might grab your attention, so I used it in the subject line of this post. For shame, Susan! There’ll be coal in my stocking this year!...

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Weekday Wonderings: Can I turn a lotion into a scrub?

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In this post, Experiments in the workshop, Shanna asks: I created one of your minimal synthetic ingredient lotions and it turned out perfect!! Love it. However, I made the stupid mistake of adding exfoliating extracts namely rosehip and lavender not knowing at the time that they were exfoliating lol. So now I have speckled bits of...

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Question: Why don’t we use coconut oil in sugar scrubs?

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It’s been a crazy time around the Barclay-Nichols household this week, and I haven’t found a good chunk of time to sit down and write a blog post. And the busy will continue for a while as I’m teaching a class at Voyageur Soap & Candle on Saturday, so I won’t get time to do...

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Weekend Wonderings: Why can’t I use Germaben II with an emulsifed scrub? Can I use the deodorant additive in a solid scrub bar?

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WHY CAN’T I USE GERMABEN II IN AN EMULSIFIED SCRUB?In this post on making a black cocoa emulsified scrub, Sophia asks: Oh no, I can’t use germaben II? I thought because there is e-wax in it I could use it? So what will happen? I watched a lady use it in her e-sugar scrub and it...

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