Category: Tutorials and Recipes
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About Melt & Pour Soap Bases
The making of any soap requires lye. If you are a mother worried about working or even storing lye (sodium hydroxide) around the house with your kids, switch to Melt & Pour for safer soap making. What is Melt and Pour Soap Bases? Melt & Pour Soap Bases have gone through the saponification process between good…
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Crafting with Epoxy Resin
We have received may inquiries about resin so we’ve done up this post. Hope it helps. Resins are fascinating materials so we are glad you asked. They can be used to cast figurines or objects, as a coating for craft pieces, to encase images or items such as flowers or tiny intricate objects, or to mend broken objects.…
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WHAT IS WOOD TUNG OIL?
Tung oil, also known as China wood oil, has been traditionally used for at least 2500 years in wood finishing and wood waterproofing. Instead of using lacquer or chemical base varnish for your wood, tung oil provides protection the natural way. In olden days, this oil was used by boat builders to make their boats waterproof.…
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HOW TO THICKEN HOMEMADE LIQUID SOAP
Making soap requires several stages and one of them is to thicken the soap. Here’s how to do it. Xanthan Gum Xanthan gum is a plant-based thickening agent while guar gum is a thickener in cosmetic formulations. Add ½ teaspoon of xanthan gum to ¼ cup of room temperature distilled water. Then, use a mixer…
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Recipe: DIY Cooling Rosewater Facial Spritz
Facial Spritzers are a great companion on a super hot day. Make small batches and pop it into your handbag as a carry on wherever you go. Facial Spritz acts as a skin cooler, a toner and a moisture replenisher. Best used when you are running around, caught in traffic, or under the cold harsh…
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Amazing Fresh Aloe Vera – Benefits for skin and hair
Aloe Vera (Aloe barbadensis) is an extremely nourishing plant for the skin and hair. It is easy to grow in a pot or directly on the ground. Here’s a photo of my pot of Aloe Vera. You can see how wild it grows without much care. And if you don’t have any green thumbs, you…
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