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Making bath & body products are a great way to save money, but that’s hard to do when you’re just starting out and aren’t sure what to buy! As you experiment with different oils and butters and emulsifiers and surfactants, you’ll eventually find the ones you love, but at the start, ingredients will be your...
Making your own bath and body products is not a cheap hobby when you start, but it does get less expensive as you learn what you like and don’t like and eliminate some of the ingredients from your shelves. Let’s spend a few days looking at formulating on a budget! One of the first things you...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and if you’re like me, you’re frantically rushing to finish the last of your Christmas presents only to find you’re missing an ingredient and there’s no time or opportunity to visit a local supplier. No fear – let’s take a look at some substitutions you can make...
Let’s take a look at modifying my six ingredient lotion with shea, soy bean, and sesame oil. (Click on the link if you want to see why I used each ingredient as this post doesn’t need to be any longer!) SIX INGREDIENT LOTION WITH SHEA, SOY BEAN, AND SESAME OILHEATED WATER PHASE39.5% water20% aloe vera3%...
I get a lot of e-mails asking me to natural up my products, and I thought I’d go over how we can figure out what each ingredient brings to the party so you can make substitutions with the ingredients you prefer. Let’s try an easy one first – my favourite emulsified sugar scrub with Ritamulse...