Water & Oil Emulsions Make Beautiful Hand Made Lotions
Body care lotions are made from part water and part oil. Anyone who has ever tried to combine the two knows that oils do notContinue Reading
2022-03-25
Preservatives ~ A breakdown for lotion & cosmetics
Why do we need a preservative in topical cremes and cosmetics?A preservative is essential to help prevent microbes (bacteria, mold, and yeast) growing. Preservatives stopContinue Reading
2022-03-25
The basics of DIY lotion to body butter creation
Let’s walk through how to make a natural lotion, cream, body butter and moisturizer from scratch. Lotions, creams, body butters and skin soothers areContinue Reading
2022-03-25
How to Identify Mold or Bacteria in Your DIY Lotions
Once you embark on the path of hand made lotion making you will undoubtedly become familiar with a handful of popular preservatives in the DIYContinue Reading
2020-08-22
River Pebble : Men’s Slow Cooked Soap
If I could only make one type of soap you might be surprised that it wouldn’t be chalk full of fancy designs and impressive tricks.Continue Reading
2019-07-06
Best DIY “Chap Stick” Type Lip Balm
We’ve tested many recipes over the years, and frankly there are a lot of good lip moisturizer formulas that are knock out of the parkContinue Reading
2019-04-11