Recent content by VikingChick

I have a bottle of 5x orange EO from Bulk Apothecary that sticks well for me. I blend it with patchouli and ylang ylang (middle/base notes), and soak that blend with some kaolin clay for about an hour prior to making soap with it. I don’t know where it fits within your price range, but here’s...

I travel with the slivers that I cut off the ends of soap loaves. I got some plastic travel soap holders at Target. I also keep a couple of those soap lift things in my suitcase, one for the sink and one for the shower. I’m with you, though….i never use hotel soap. (Although I do often take it...

Yesterday I masterbatched. Haha, made you look. 😜 I know, I know, that's the oldest and most tired joke in the (soaping) world, but it lives on in my house, as my fifty-going-on-twelve-year-old husband laughs every time I say "masterbatch." Double entendres then ensue. We are children. But...

I remember using those in the lab back when I first started. They do break easily. We never reused them, just tossed them after one use. With them being so thin at the end, do you ever have trouble with liquids/oils that you're pipetting being too thick?

I have the Manuka honey from Costco. It’s not as “potent” as some of the other stuff you can buy, but that’s what I’ve been using on the scrape on my elbow. Manuka at night, lavender essential oil during the day. In both cases, I apply and then cover with a bandage (don’t rinse off). In six...

I love that an established institution like Mt. Sinai has information on alternative medicine on their site! I already take a zinc supplement every day 😁 If I end up with a scar I’m gonna totally go with that! I didn’t kiss a brick wall, i got into it with an axe! And the axe lost! Yeah...

**off to do more research….**

Welcome! My husband is from PA (south central).

That’s a fantastic idea. I need to get some.

It’s not large enough to require stitches. It’s just unattractive. 😁

Good idea! I do have that on hand.

So yesterday, I fell. 😩🙄 I was pretty close to the back door into my house, which is brick. I face planted right into the corner of a brick, and now I have a big gash on my forehead. I’ve also got pretty respectable scrapes on my left knee and elbow, and a couple of bumps. Nothing serious. But...

I’m so sorry, @Misschief, for the shock and subsequent pain for your coworker. Reading this post just makes me hurt for those who have been abused, and those who have had to deal with the effects of it. I wish I had pretty words to say, but please know you’re in my prayers.

SAME!! Every time I see it in my cabinet, I say to myself- in Ron Burgundy style, “LAN - Lanolin?” 😂😂

Usually it’s part of my 5% additives.