Search results

Aloe Vera Extract vs. Aloe Vera Gel in Lotionmaking.... Is there a difference? I was using an Aloe Vera Juice, and am ordering from a different supplier this time. They only offer Aloe Vera Extract (Extracted into a Glycerin solution) and Aloe Vera Gel. Is there a difference (in the lotion)...

SO! I make a baby wipe solution for my little bear, and since I only make it for her in small batches, I make it fresh every time I make it and don't use a preservative - because I'm home, I can always make more. Anyway. My cousin just had a baby - and she's cloth diapering. I'm putting...

So... found this Orange Wax on from NDA... https://www.newdirectionsaromatics.ca/orange-wax-unprocessed-p-617.html Has anyone used it - or have any words of wisdom to impart? Some comments on the page say it was used as a wood wax, and in candlemaking and CP... so just thought I'd ask...

The perfect chocolate chip cookie, to me, is ever elusive. I swear. I've spent half of my life baking chocolate chip cookies, and hardly ever, do they come out perfect. Except for the last 3 times I made them. Perfect. Chewy, chocolatey, excellent. I ate them all. Or at least I contributed...

I'm sorry, for some reason I have this inability to just say what I want to say and instead, need to make a story out of everything ;) Anyway. I make these Shampoo Bars - and I've been on the same recipe for a few years now. For the past few years, my hair has been wonderful. I know A LOT of...

So I'm working on my website now, while I have time because I have baby coming (very) soon and know I'll be a zombie within the next 14 days. Why not work while I have the brain cells to? Plus I'm so slow and crazy about spelling and formatting I might as well work on it now. I've got this crazy...

So I probably have about 30lbs of beeswax to render down and strain some bee parts out of so I started that today. Well one batch smells strongly smoky, not like honey. Almost burnt smoke. I wonder if the wax was burned when the beekeeper was extracting it? I'm not sure what to do with...