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In this post, on coco-caprylate caprate, John asks: I see coco-caprylate appearing in a lot of “oil-free” moisturizers. What constitutes an “oil-free” moisturizer? It seems to me a lot of them use oil-derived ingredients anyway.  This is a great question, and the answer really is “I don’t know.” I don’t buy cosmetic products from stores,...

Happy Victoria Day, everyone! I’m off today, lying on the couch, and trying not to get upset about last night’s Game of Thrones. (And to those of you who might yell “spoilers!” at me. Every episode makes me cry. I have no idea why I keep watching it!!!) Thanks for all your positive thoughts on...

Update: I have moved to asking everyone to log in with a Google name or Open ID for the time being. As well, any comments on posts older than 14 days will be moderated as that’s how the spammer was working. I will allow anything that isn’t spam or something mean!  The spammer, Aiken Barlow...

Thanks to the spammer who has been running around my blog posting his/her BS all night for the last week, I’m restricting commenting to only those who log in for at least a week or so. I’m sorry to those of you without Google log ins, but I am spending an hour at least wading...

Wow! It’s been one heck of a month! I wish I were back on Orcas Island eating peach croissants at the Brown Bear Bakery and hanging out with Jen at her lab at Lotioncrafter! (I’ll have more stories and recipes from the lab in the next few weeks!) There have been a lot of changes...