Tips

Quick tip: Spray your bottle with alcohol before adding a label! And more discussion about labels

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I realized the other day that one of the best tips I’d ever received about labelling my products was to spritz the glass, metal, or plastic containers with alcohol – rubbing alcohol, denatured alcohol, isopropyl alcohol – let it sit for a minute or two, then wipe it off before applying the sticker. It removes...

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Tips & techniques: Where can you find supplies around the world?

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I recently had someone write to me very disappointed that I suggested an ingredient they couldn’t find in their part of the world. I absolutely love that I have readers from around the world, but given how difficult it is for me to keep track of who carries what with the few suppliers I use,...

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Let’s talk about making substitutions for preservatives in my formulas! (Very long post!)

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This is a long post that didn’t have a logical place to make cuts, so rather than spend time re-writing it, here’s a few days of posts in one!  For a while now, I’ve shared charts with you so you can make substitutions for the preservatives that you have in your workshop if you can’t...

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Let’s talk about potential restrictions on preservatives!

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Six plastic bottles containing preservatives sit atop a metal plate on a digital scale

There may be restrictions on certain preservatives in your part of the world, something to keep in mind when you’re following formulas or creating new ones. I do my best to keep up to date on these things, but I can’t possibly know every single restriction outside of Canada or the USA because I only...

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Q&A: What’s the process to thicken surfactants with salt?

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In the monthly Q&A, Chavi asked, Hi Susan, I often see you mention if a surfactant blend can be thickened with salt. Could you describe the actual process of thickening with salt? Thanks! Adding salt – sodium chloride, table salt – is a good way to thicken certain surfactants and blends! It does this in two...

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