Recent content by nadsnads

Really interesting, thanks for the update :)

Looks really cool! I can never manage to make swirls in HP soap.

Glad it helped a bit :) I'm thinking about trying that red currant myself, it sounds delicious. I'm also curious if there would be a difference between the scent memory and sweet cakes interpretation. Let us know if you end up ordering from both! I've only ordered a few samples from Scent memory...

I don't know much about this, but one of the reviewers of your fragrance said it's the best replication of a high end red currant candle. So looked it up and I'm guessing they're referring to the Votivo red currant. If so then scent memory could have something similar...

Last week i decided to improve my body cream formula using Humblebee's tips. I reduced the amount of ewax and increased the cetearyl alcohol, and added some polyquat-7. Not sure if the polyquat-7 did anything, but reducing the ewax totally fixed the "soapiness" i used to get with my cream. Plus...

Look up "artisan guild" in your province or city. Even though they might not explicitly mention soapers, they will often offer liability insurance when you sign up to participate in craft markets. Here's an example one for Ontario which i haven't personally tried but might be a good option...

It does sound like this guide is geared to folks who sell and the label appeal of more expensive ingredients like rosehip oil. I personally think it's kind of wasteful to use these in a wash-off product when you can use other oils like FCO with the same cleansing effectiveness.

As a fellow corporate IT drone, I salute you. DIYing B&B products has truly helped me keep my sanity over the years.

Cleansing balms are so underrated! Packing a semi- solid cleanser that doesn't need to take up precious space with the liquids and gels is genius. I add French green clay to mine just because i have no other use for it. I think this is the recipe I originally used but I looked up my notes and...

Anybody else get a severe Linzer cookie craving after grinding up all those almonds? 😅

If you're making basic lotion with your typical oils/butters, water, and a generic emulsifier like Ewax NF then you probably don't need to measure the pH of your lotion. Yeah our skin has a certain pH that it prefers (~ 4.5- 5.5), but if your lotion ends up anywhere between 4 and 7 you won't...

Wow I love the solid yellow and the whole bees theme!! Very nice.

Haha I have no idea how I became the de facto Cupuacu expert, because just like yours, mine had been sitting in the drawer and it wasn't until @melinda48 pointed out that it smells like chocolate that I actually looked it up and discovered that Cupuacu is related to cacao. So I was really...

TIL i learned that Cupuacu smells like chocolate 😅

You can reduce any of your ingredients since it's such a small %, it won't make a huge difference. Experiment and find out :)