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Hi everyone! I'm making a new collection at my daughter's request. She's very into earthy, witchy, new-age-y, astrology, crystalogy stuff, etc etc... So we thought it would be fun to do a collection around this theme. I have a pretty dang big collection of scents, but I'm lacking in anything...

I was on the Lotion Crafter website recently and came across their Leucidal preservatives. This was the first I've heard of these, but I'm very intrigued by the fact that they are naturally derived and do not include parabens, formaldehyde, or phenoxyethanol. I would love to move to a more...

Janelle, I'm doing her stitch-along right now, too! It's so helpful, as I've always struggled so much with that darn long and short stitch! Lolli and Grace is part of the FB group I mentioned earlier, and she always gives great help and advice!

Oh yay! Another embroiderer! I picked up this hobby (obsession) this fall and have been addicted ever since! I love doing it at night when my hubby is watching one of his many "car repair" shows for the umpteenth time. :rolleyes: It's so peaceful... Almost meditative! Janelle, there is a group...

Ohhhh! I didn’t know you could bloom in oil or alcohol. Well, that solves that issue. Now I feel kinda stupid.:D Lol I already use optiphan in my scrubs, so I was mostly concerned about bath bombs. Thanks for the advice and help!

Hi everyone! I’m thinking about switching from micas to water soluble dyes for my bath bombs, bubble bars, and whipped scrub so that I can get more vivid colors and stop using Poly 80. But here’s my question. To use water soluble dyes, I know you have to “bloom” them by mixing them in water...

Yup, it’s an option for those on the well! And a very good option! We are on a well, have terribly hard water with a very high copper count, and we get terrible scale. We have an industrial sized water softener. It worked BEAUTIFULLY until my hubby recently installed one of those instant hot...

Thanks, Isq! I was just wondering if there was some rule of thumb about how many parts clay to parts powdered additives (like cucumber powder, milk powder, rosehip powder). Maybe it's just trial and error, but I thought I'd check. I've searched and online but haven't found much about powdered masks.

Hi everyone! My daughter and I are going to try our hand at making some powdered clay masks (that we'll add water or yogurt to each time we use it). We have all sorts of different clays, some activated charcoal, powdered goat's milk, and powdered fruit, vegetable, and flower extracts to mix in...

Amy, that’s a great idea to use empty coconut oil buckets! Thank you!

Hello, everyone! This week, I am planning on making up a big batch of my own foaming bath butter base, so that I can stop buying it from elsewhere (that stuff is expensive, but it's also my family's favorite all-time soap). Since I won't be using it all at once but rather pulling it out to use...

SO many awesome tips here! Thanks so much, everyone, for chiming it. :) MGM, may I ask how you temper? I love me some lip scrub, but...not in my lip balm. lol DixieDragon--I made a HUGE mess pouring my tubes the other day. Why I didn't think to put wax paper underneath is beyond me, but this...

Thank you to everyone who has offered up advice! I really appreciate it, and it's been so helpful. I'll let you know how much next batch goes! *crossing fingers*

These are such great suggestions! Thanks to you both! IrishLass, I just bought those poaching things and can’t wait to try them out using the steps you outline in your other post. What awesome, detailed instructions! I’ll let you know how it goes for me. :) IL, may I ask what micro scale you...

Hi everyone! *waves* My daughter and I have the worst winter chapped lips right now (owww!), so we decided lip balm would be our newest project. My daughter is also going to give some out to her friends for Valentine's Day, so we decided to do a few different "flavors." We purchased and...