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About Virgin Beeswax Bar and Why You Should Use It
Hello Handmakers! We’re super excited to share with you one of our proudest local (Malaysia) sourcing: the Virgin Beeswax Bar! This 100% natural Virgin Beeswax Bar comes from an apiary deep inside the Pahang Forest Reserve, which is home to Italian Honeybees left to naturally forage the flora of our rainforest 🐝 This wax is…
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About High Density Gel Wax and How to Make Transparent Gel Candles
Hi Handmakers! A number of you have been asking after our High Density Gel Wax and how to make transparent gel candles so we’re sharing some infographics on them today 😊 About High Density Gel Wax When Embedding Anything Inside Gel Wax Candles… Suitable Wicks, Fragrances and Dyes for Gel Wax Candles How to…
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Your Ultimate Candle Wick Guide
Hi Handmakers! This is an upgrade from our previous ‘Types of Wicks and Which to Use for Candle Making‘ post as we’ve decided to give it a little makeover 😊 Of course, you can still refer to our 2020 post if you prefer that. We will keep both versions of our candle wick guide updated…
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Make Your Own Beeswax Wrap with 3 Ingredients
Sustainable, reusable and multipurpose, beeswax wraps are the earth-friendly alternative to plastic wraps, cling wrap and single-use plastics. They’re incredibly versatile and can be used to cover containers, wrap solid food, veggies, soaps, candles and more! You won’t have to worry about chemicals leaching into your food or products anymore when you use beeswax wraps.…
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Cold Process Dish Soap Using Premium Extra Red Palm Oil
Hi Crafters! We’ve recently included a new carrier oil to our catalogue and are excited to share the gorgeous orange-red color your cold process soap bar will naturally gain by using our Premium Extra Red Palm Oil. Our Premium Extra Red Palm Oil is also known as Unrefined Palm Oil. It is rich in carotenes,…
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9 Household Uses for Sodium Carbonate (Soda Ash)
A powerful natural cleaner thanks to it’s high alkalinity (pH 11), Sodium Carbonate (Na2CO3) is commonly known as Soda Ash. It’s an active ingredient in washing soda which is also called soda ash. This can make it confusing to differ between the two, but the most obvious difference is that sodium carbonate has a fine…
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4 DIY Kits to Keep You Busy at Home During the MCO
MCO (movement control order) has been extended and that means that many of us will be spending more time at home than we usually do. Some of you have even reached out to us for ideas on how you can keep yourself (or your kids) busy at home. So, for today, we’re sharing with you…
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Flashback Friday – We Got Featured by New Straits Times!
Hi Crafters! Recently, we stumbled upon this article New Straits Times wrote about us pre-covid and decided to share it here. It feels like a whole different lifetime ago since the time this article was published! Check out the post here. Thank you so much for featuring us New Straits Times!
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DIY Leaf Shine with 3 Ingredients
Dust and debris naturally collects on the surface of indoor plants which can affect their ability to absorb sunlight, photosynthesis process and growth. Thus, it’s important for us to wipe the leaves of our plants every now and then to keep them clean and healthy. But, what else can be done for our plants? Why…
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The Dark Secret of Natural Mica Powders
When we first learnt about mica powders, we were excited. These shimmery powders adds colour and sparkles to makeup and personal care products, making a product even more attractive for many. However, as we dug deeper, we realized that natural mica powders are not all sunshine and roses. So, due to our beliefs and what…
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