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I have a pot of Earl Grey steeping beside me, a dog curled up at my feet, and some great tunes on the iPod! Let’s get wondering! (And if you have something you’d like me to wonder about, click here and add your question to the list!) RICE BRAN WAX AS AN EMULSIFIER?In this post,...
In this post, Lucy asks: Hi. Total addict to your blog 🙂 I’m a newbie to actually making, although I’ve done years of reading….! Just started experimenting with shampoo. I’ve really sensitive scalp so have stuck to decyl glucoside and cocamidopropyl betaine but find it’s a bit slimy and hard to foam…What is the next in the...
In this post on witch hazel, Anonymous asks: I am working on an insect repellent using 90% Witch hazel and 10% EO. Will the two ever blend or will it have to be shaken each time? They won’t blend and they will need to be shaken every time. Oil and water don’t mix. To get them to...
In this post, Steve wrote: Thank you very much for your generosity in sharing the magical world of fragrances. I’m still doing my research and tonight have been studying the whole solubilizer thing; and if you please, I have a question.Let’s say I may making up a hypothetical formula of a mix of distilled water and...
Sorry for the lack of posts this week! I was doing research – aka having great fun – in the workshop, and I wanted to do just that little bit more, and that ate into my post writing time. Plus I have a ton of products out for testing, so that’s going to take another...