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NEW Frosty Look for your Candles with Ice Wax
Every once in awhile we find a product that deserves a lot of attention just because it is so beautiful to look at. Craftiviti Ice Wax definitely deserves the spotlight in on our blog this month. Made from a special blend of 100 % from Palm Oil base (Vegetable Origin), the Ice Wax cools with a…
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Why Liquid Castile Soap Doesn’t Need Olive Oil
Castile soap isn’t a type of soap and it isn’t a special technique used to make soap. We call it castile soap because of where it originates from. Simply put, Castile Soap is named after the olive oil-based soaps originating in Castile, Spain. Any soap made solely from vegetable oils is considered a Castile Soap. Castile…
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Instant Soap Piping for Soap Cupcakes
Crystal OPC is now available at Craftiviti! This brilliant soap base makes wonderful soap scrubs, shaving creams and bath foaming butters. But that’s not all… Crystal OPC from Stephenson Personal Care also creates instant piping soap foam for soap decorations. Watch this video to learn how to harden Crystal OPC for soap piping.
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VIDEO – The Latest Craze in Soap Making
The latest is soap making is seriously something else! Ever heard of Foaming Bath Butter or Soap Souffles? You will soon once people start getting their hands on it. The OPC Foaming Bath Butter Soap Base from Stephenson Personal Care is an all-in-one easy-to-whip soap base that makes countless variations of soaps. Time to dig…
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Joint Event with The Body Shop – Upcycling Old Jars into Handmade Diffusers
The Body Shop Malaysia is giving away 2,200 FREE plants at two locations this Earth Day 2018 to promote a greener environment! Meanwhile, Craftiviti is partnering up to teach you how to reuse old containers and turn it into a diffuser. Bring along your old Body Shop containers and jars and learn how to reuse…
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Honey Cold Process Soap Making Workshop
We had a great workshop last Sunday with LooLoo Soaps. Our 1st session was booked out fast so we opened up a second session on the same day just 1 hour apart. Daphne from LooLoo Soaps handled both classes like a champ! The oils used in this workshop were: Pomace Olive Oil Coconut Oil Castor…
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Why Soaps Sweat and How to Stop it?
Sweating is simply a phenomenon that happens between moisture and a humectant (the substance that preserves moisture), in this case, the humectant is glycerine. Glycerine in soap bases is a natural by-product of saponification and sometimes can be added as a moisturising agent. Humectants attract/absorb moisture from the air. Glycerine in soap attracts the moisture…
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Lifecasting with Alginate and Plaster
Casting your own body parts could be a really cool project to do at home or with your family. Imagine casting the hands or feet of your kids. That would be such a treat for the little ones. Alginate is perfectly safe to use. It is a powder made from seaweed and is often used…
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How to Make Soywax Candles
Making your own soywax candle is a pretty easy project to do but there are tricks to it. First, start off with a good bag of soywax. Some soywax comes in flakes. Ours comes in off white buttery pellets. Temperature, scent throw, burning time and hardness all depends on the type of wax you pick, so…
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The best DIY Sunscreen Materials
With the growing trend of making your own DIY skincare , some important tips need to be shared. Sunscreens are NOT as easy to make at home and whatever recipes and formulas out there needs to be vetted through very carefully before attempting to make your own sunscreens. While some sites recommend using various oils such…
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