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Thank you so much for your comments about what you consider natural (click here or click here!). They’ve helped me figure something out – there is no definition of natural. It seems that everyone comes to their own version of what natural means, so it’s impossible for me to cater to every variation on that...
In this post on making a natural lotion with Ritamulse SCG, I asked for your input on which ingredients you consider natural. I’m actually really disappointed that no one has offered any suggestions. I see your e-mails and comments daily about wanting to make natural products, but when I ask for your input, there’s none...
Here’s a comment Tony made on this post on emu oil: Tony EMU Farm-This is an important product in emu-farming. From the fat oil can be extracted. This oil gets absorbed in human skin within 4-5 seconds and reach the bones. Hence this oil is mainly used in skin ointments and also for various cosmetic products....
I’ve seen two recipes going around the ‘net recently that are simply not good recipes. The first was posted as a comment in this post by FooFooBerry… I made this cream for personal use that I found on pinterest and it’s wonderful. The problem is there is no preservative in the recipe. It’s 1 1/4 cup of...
I grew weary of seeing that giant list on the right hand side of the blog in tiny letters that are hard for some of us to read, so I put all of it in the new frequently asked questions page of the blog! All the information that was in that section is there now,...