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Thanks, Ida, for your anhydrous cleansing balm recipe (which can be found in the comments section of this post)! And thanks Ella for your review of the leave in conditioner. And thanks Marcia for the review of the less greasy hand lotion! Email me at swiftcraftymonkey@swiftcraftymonkey.blog and tell me which e-book you want! Do you...

Happy Saturday, everyone! As a quick note, I see your comments on every single post on this blog, going right back to 2008, and I try to answer them all on the weekends. (During the week, I generally don’t have time unless I get a few minutes on my lunch hour for something simple.) They...

What’s the difference between a six ingredient body and hand lotion and a six ingredient body butter? Nothing really. Honestly, there isn’t a definition for a body butter. It could be something that contains no water or something with loads of water. In general, we think of a body butter as being a thicker body...

In this post, Six ingredient lotions: Rice bran & mango butter body lotion, WEND asks: Where can I buy allantoin? I never heard of it before but then again I’m new to lotion making.  You can find more information on suppliers in your part of the world in the FAQ section under “shopping for supplies“. I...

We arrived home last night after hours and hours of battling traffic through the Tacoma-Seattle-Everett area to a ridiculously warm house and an adorable dog. It was so chily at the beach this week, I bought and wore a pair of pants! (This may not seem like a big deal to you, my lovely readers,...