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Or WDIBT&WCIDWI Wednesday! (Yeah, I’ll come up with a better name!) Have you pulled a jar or bag or bottle out of your ingredients storage place only to wonder why you bought it? Or have you received a parcel filled with things you remember ordering for a forgotten project? That’s what this post is all...
I recently bought some SCI from Aquarius Aroma & Soap, and they’ve changed from prills to noodles, so I thought I’d take this opportunity to share with you some of the various ways you can find SCI or sodium cocoyl isethionate. This is the new SCI flake…but it looks like a noodle! This is how...
I’ve been meaning to find time to use my new container of PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil, but I haven’t had time. But holiday time means free time, so I had a chance to play with this product to see how it solubilizes fragrances! I bought mine at Voyageur Soap & Candle, but you can find...
I’m still on holiday time until September 10, so I had some time in my workshop today with more to come as the week progresses. A few pictures of what fun I had today including a new variation on my usual bubble bath, fun with a new Ecocert emulsifier, large batches of my rinse off...
In this post on cetearyl ethylhexanoate, seventh77 asks: Is it as dry, drier, or less dry than BTMS-50? I find BTMS-50 to be far too drying for my skin. I like the powdery feel, but it leaves my skin feeling dry and not moisturized. I don’t like greasy or oily feeling creams, but if cetearyl ethylhexanoate is...