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In an e-mail, Leanne asks: I don’t recall seeing this in any of your posts and I am a daily reader! I was on 100% Pure.com looking at their ingredient list. Their lotions and creams do not list any emulsifiers. They are not anhydrous products! How do they do that? I also don’t see any...
It’s Thursday, and that means craft group at the library. But better yet, it means cosmetic chemistry crafting at the library tonight! We’re making fragrance sprays, whipped butters, and salt/sugar scrubs. I’m very excited! If you’d like to play along, here are the recipes we’ll be making tonight. If you have or know some kids,...
If you’re in North America, today’s the day to honour your mom! I’ve just finished making breakfast and we’re going out for a short trip to the garden store and the car wash! (I’m still in a fair bit of agony with my back, so I can’t do much! Herniated disks are not as much...
Every day I get questions about hair care products and I notice that the top pages viewed are mostly relating to that topic…so allow me to pose this question – do you want more posts on hair care? Do you feel there’s enough in the hair care section about formulating for your hair type? Or...
If you’ve been trying recipes from other blogs or websites and they haven’t worked, I suggest a few moments with this post – how can you tell if it’s a good recipe? I make this suggestion because I’ve spent a goodly part of today surfing various natural beauty product websites doing some research, and I...