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You could possibly infuse vanilla pods in oil, then use the oil in your lip balm. I have not tried this myself and am not sure whether or not the lip balm would require a preservative because of the vanilla. I have used cocoa power in lip balm. It made it dry and grainy but I possibly...

It is a different format. I do enjoy it but it is mainly about soap and I'm more into other things at the moment but still like to keep in contact with what other people are up to and participate where I can. Yep that is me! :oops: :)

Wow, yes, she does contradict herself! I have just searched on about 6 sites and finally found this: http://www.lotioncrafter.com/optiphen.html Lotioncrafter reckon it can be used in anhydrous (water-free) products. I order preservatives from the US or Australia. I am not confident using the...

Ooooh nice. Cool colours alright! 8)

I wouldn't advise to use the following preservatives as they are all for products that contain water: Liquid Germall Plus Naturagard Ultra / Geoguard Ultra Optiphen Aromaphen is basically just phenoxyethanol as the capric caprylic triglyceride is the INCI name for Fractionated Coconut Oil...

No worries :) I've used them only once - the postage to Perth was very expensive which makes me reluctant to use them again unfortunately. But they do seem to carry just about everything. Happy 2010!

How about New Directions? http://shop.newdirections.com.au/epages/newdirections.sf/en_AU/?LastViewObjectID=200043&ViewAction=View&ChangeAction=&ShopURL=https%3A%2F%2Fshop.newdirections.com.au%2Fepages%2Fnewdirections.sf%2Fen_AU%2F&Quantity=1&ChangeObjectID=201730&x=55&y=13

Just bumping this in case anyone is interested

DISCLAIMER: SMF is not responsible for any sale, trade, co-op, pre-buy, fast buy, garage sale, ad or other transactions between members. All parties enter into transactions at their own will/risk. I have a pack of 50 tea bags, size 10cm x 14cm which are used for bath teas / tub teas...

Headaches suck, especially when they don't respond to painkillers! I get headaches fairly often (and I actually had one all afternoon today at work - not fun!) :( When I asked my doc about them she said there are sooooooo many things that can trigger headaches that you really just have to...

I had just read it on a website of one of my suppliers - http://www.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au/Aloe-Vera-Gel--pr-414.html

FBB may work... maybe cocoa/shea butter? sorry that's all I can think of :?

Chrissy - yeah 30 years is quite a long time. 30 Years ago my suburb and surrounding areas was native bush so that means any babies then could still be around now :shock: (if they've been lucky enough to survive their environment turned upside down and nasty humans with their cars and their...

I would use distilled if I could but I can't find distilled water in the shops. If anyone knows where to get it (in Aussie) please let me know! :) I thought too much Aloe was meant to be drying... do you find it drying or moisturising in your creams?

Cops :lol:

The best ratio is 2 parts bicarb soda to 1 part citric acid, so at 300g of bicarb you'd want to add 150g citric acid. If you're not getting fizz then it's possible that the water you're using to bind it together is causing the fizz reaction at the time when you are making them. Oil tends not...

Luckly Perth is a fairly dry climate so I can leave my soap unwrapped and not get any sweating for most of the time. When it has been humid I have been known to put the soap in the fridge as the fridge takes moisture out of the air when it cools, then wrap AS SOON AS removing from the fridge and...

I would like to try guava but it is not available from any of the Aussie suppliers. :roll: I think they're called pineapple guavas more because of the shape rather than the flavour. To me they have a very distinct flavour/smell which is not much like pineapple or anything else - I don't...

I posted pretty much the same question recently but didn't get any definitive answer as to the reason why to heat the water and oil separately or why heating together would be bad. I watched the DIYBathBodyandHome videos and decided to heat my oils and water altogether as she had done and it...

Yep, Trademe is like the NZ equivalent to eBay (although eBay is in NZ too, Trademe is way more popular). Trademe can't really do much other than stop the seller from selling, which is what it looks like they have already done. Thanks for suggesting common scents - they certainly do stock a...