Category: cosmetics recipe
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The Marketing Adventurers League is Coming!
Are you having adventures (or misadventures) in marketing? Do you want to join a supportive community of side hustlers/small business owners/new business owners looking for advice on how to get established and scale their business? If so, the Marketing Adventurers League is for you. Join the waitlist here to be the first to hear when…
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How many ounces in a cup? The crafting conversions you need most on one page
How many ounces are there in a cup? The formula is fl oz x 8 = cups. Or cups divided by 8 = fluid ounces. In decimals, 0.125 cups = 1 fluid ounce and 8 fl oz = 1 cup. How many weeks in a year? There are 52 weeks in a year. But there…
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Soapmaking: What is a water discount?
A water discount is a reduction in the amount of water needed to dissolve sodium hydroxide lye. When you use a water discount, the soap will harden faster because there is less water in its batter (the mixture that eventually becomes soap). You only use a water discount for cold process or hot process soaps…
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Easy AHA exfoliating melt and pour soap recipe (variations for all skin types)!
This recipe is super-easy and so good for skin, especially in wintertime when dryness can be an issue. It seems like the combination of leggings, hot air indoors and going out on cold wintry days can cause skin to become flaky. Add to that, on a cold day, no one wants to spend time moisturizing…
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How to get a swirl effect in melt and pour soap
A lot of soapmakers tell you that you can’t get nice colour effects in melt and pour soap. They are wrong. Today I am going to share some of the colour effects I’ve achieved using swirls and layering techniques in melt and pour soap, and explain how you can do them too. Once you’ve tried…
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Leonarda Cianciulli: The dark side of soapmaking
When I think of soapmaking, I imagine someone working in their kitchen making cold process soap with colourful swirls. I don’t think of death, crime and cannibals. Yet that’s all swirling in the murky past of this beautiful-and dangerous-hobby. The Soap-Maker of Correggio: Leonarda Cianciulli Forget Sweeney Todd. This real-life soapmaker from Italy killed three…
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How to safely use essential oils in home-made soap (infographic)
Essential oils can cause harm if used incorrectly because they are potent substances. Putting the essential oil on the skin neat (undiluted, or straight from the bottle) causes irritation and can leave your skin burnt. The oil is diluted in soap to a rate of about 3% (average) which makes it less likely to cause…
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10 ways to get essential oils to be more intense in your soap (melt and pour and cold process)
So you’re probably looking for how to get your essential oils to be more intense in your soap. You might be making cold process soap or melt and pour soap. Maybe you’ve made some homemade soap with pure essential oils and it didn’t come out with a strong scent, or perhaps you’re planning your first…
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At-home half-hour DIY facial for new mamas
The salons are closed in my country. We don’t know when life will get back to normal. That doesn’t mean compromising on beauty treatments, especially when you’re a new mama and need pampering after pregnancy and birth. Here’s my go-to facial. The steps are based on when I lived in China, where the K-beauty routine…
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