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What is Tung Oil and How to Use it
Hi Crafters! We’ve gotten a few questions on our 100% pure Tung Oil recently and have come up with this informative blog post to help introduce this wonderful product to you all What is Tung Oil? Extracted from the seed of the nut of the Tung Tree (Vernicia fordii), Tung Oil (Chinese: 桐, tóng ;…
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What is Sodium Lactate and How to Use it
Hi Crafters! Some newbie soap makers have come up to us, inquiring about sodium lactate, how they can incorporate it to their soaps and whether it is actually a crucial component or not. So, for today, we’re sharing what we know on this liquid salt 😊 During the cold process soap making process, Sodium Lactate…
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How Luffa (Loofah) Sponges Are Made
Call them loofah or luffa, these sponges are popular shower accessories that have been around for a long time. Though they look like some kind of hard plastic mesh, these sponges are actually all-natural! And no, they aren’t made of sea sponge or dried coral. They actually come from a gourd in the cucumber family.…
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Melting Soap Bases – Which Method to Use?
Hi Crafters! Many beginner soap makers have come up to us, asking about which method is the best for melting soap bases (also known as melt & pour soap). So, we’ve decided to write this little post with the pros and cons of each method and also which would be best for complete beginners, etc.…
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Crafti-Kits Got Featured by U玩食 !
Hi Crafters! It’s another exciting day at Craftiviti because our Crafti-Kits (click here to find out more about them, and here to purchase them) got featured by U玩食 (UPlayFood a.k.a. U Food & Travel under Oriental Daily News). Read the Full Post Here
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Testing Every Craftiviti Fragrance Oil for Acceleration in Cold Process Soap
Hi Crafters! Throughout the years, we’ve received many inquiries about our fragrance oils and among those inquiries involve whether such and such fragrance oil will cause acceleration or not in cold process soap. Thus, we took some time to test out all 88 of our fragrance oils and create this chart in hope that it’ll…
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Polysorbate-20 VS Polysorbate-80
Hi Crafters! Many of you have come up to us, asking about the difference between Polysorbate-20 and Polysorbate-80, and when would it be best to use either in your formulations. So, here’s a quick informative post on these two ingredients that can be used in DIY personal care products! Polysorbate-20 and Polysorbate-80 are used to…
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Handmake Something Today with Crafti-Kit
Ever wanted to create your own personal care products but don’t know where to start? Perhaps you’re afraid to try making them because you fear it won’t come out right? Or, maybe you’ve visited our store and ended up lost because of the many options and possibilities available to handmaking your own personal care products?…
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Why Argan Oil is Expensive
Found in many (expensive) personal care products around the world, Argan Oil is a liquid gold that is native to Morocco where the locals call it the “Tree of Life” as the oil made using the kernel of the fruit, is used to heal ailments and for beautifying purposes. When used on the skin and…
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Paper more than Plastic – Why we switched to paper tape and recycled newsprint paper for packing
Hi Crafters! As mentioned in our previous post ‘Craftiviti’s Heading in a New Direction’, we mentioned that we’re placing priority on “spreading wellness for the community and environment by being the hub of knowledge and providing globally certified ingredients and tools to easily handmake personal care products”. One of the things we’ve done so far…
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