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    soap to help dark patches on dark skin??

    Corners of her mouth? If so it could be a common fungal infection exacerbated by moisture and stress. Myconozal (sp?) and similar meds are used to treat it. If it's a cosmetic and not medical issue she would probably see great improvement from a chemical exfoliant (glycolic, salicylic acids...
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    Hair Serum Advice

    Ah, I didn't catch that. I was thinking availability. In this case I would go for just the light oils and leave out the glycerin completely. Op could make a hair cream/lotion with water, glycerin, oil, preservative, etc. But then it's getting complex and the purpose of the product is getting...
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    Hair Serum Advice

    Aroma Zone carries Dimethicone, I believe they're in France? Your glycerin will separate out of your oils, and defeats the purpose of a hair serum. A serum is designed to seal the cuticle and make hair smooth. Glycerin draws moisture to the hair and creates frizz in curly/wavy hair types. Go...
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    Question About Dimethicone

    I've used it in both phases, no difference in the process or end product.
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    Lumpy Lotion

    Stearic acid can be temperamental. It sounds like your stearic wasn't quite melted enough and/or you combined with a phase too cold. Melt your stearic all the way then melt it some more. That should help with future batches.
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    Mostly shea lotion....

    Did you make this yet? I'm curious to hear your results. Check out LotionPro 165 from Lotioncrafter for your emulsifier. It's a complete system (glyceral stearate and peg 100 stearate) so will be easier to work with than the HLB system and yield a much thinner product than e-wax or BTMS. I...
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    Sugar crystals for lip balms

    Oh, I was thinking of regular sugar. Be careful with bigger crystals as the lips are very, very delicate and super-prone to sun damage. I use a very fine grain sugar in my lip scrub and don't scrub very often.
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    My first mini bath bombs

    They are so pretty!
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    Sugar crystals for lip balms

    There is a nice recipe for a whipped lip scrub on the MMS blog. I have tried it and it is wonderful. I only make tiny batches and don't dip my finger back into the jar after it has touched my lips. This is a very do-able project. Good luck!
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    Working with beeswax

    These are all great suggestions. I've done the freeze and smash, and the melt into smaller pieces. Now I just buy the pellets from my local bee store. Whatever you do don't try to grate it in the food processor! I ruined two food processors this way. It worked for a few minutes...
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    revamping lip balm recipe ?

    I'm not huge on castor oil in anything. The highest I will go in a lip balm is 10%. I find it drying and greasy at the same time!
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    amount of Germall liquid

    Usage rate for Liquid Germall Plus is 0.5%, not 5%. 3 x .005 = 0.015 oz. I'm not sure how to convert that to grams as I am hopelessly American in my measurements!
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    1st Lotion

    Congratulations! Lotion-making is an addiction.
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    sweating lip gloss

    Were the balms still warm when you capped them? I cool mine in the refrigerator for an hour and let them sit uncapped for a few hours more to make sure they are as cool as they can get. I have gotten sweating from capping warm balms.
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    What can I add to my body butter to make it not so greasy?

    Isopropyl myristrate. Reduces greasiness and aids absorption. I use IPM and cyclomethicone in mine and love it!
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