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All About Carrageenan Gum in Skincare
Hello Handmakers! We’ve recently added a new natural thickener and emulsifier to our catalogue: Carrageenan Gum! What is Carrageenan Gum? What are it’s benefits in skincare? According to Skincare Lab, Carrageenan is “derived from Chondrus crispus, a species of red seaweed commonly called Irish moss. You’ll find this ingredient in skin care products and food.…
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About Beeswax Candles and How to DIY Them in 5 Minutes
Hello Handmakers! According to Love to Know, beeswax candles are reputed to have several health benefits, including… Lower Toxicity: Because beeswax candles are all natural, they do not produce toxic byproducts and heavy soot when burned. Some types of candles produce minute traces of chemicals known to be carcinogenic, but this is not a problem…
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Menthol Crystals and How You Can Easily Use Them to Reduce Congestion, Headaches, Nausea, Muscle Aches and More!
Hello Handmakers! In this blogpost today, we’re going to talk about the amazingly versatile Menthol Crystals. It’s been a favourite among many of us at Craftiviti ❤️ What are Menthol Crystals? Menthol crystals are the crystallized oil of the mint plants. They are crystallized at a temperature of -22°C, solid at room temperature and melt…
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DIY Strawberry and Honey Whipped Sugar Scrub in 4 Steps
Hello Handmakers! Strawberry Fresh and Honey is our jam at the moment so here’s a quick Strawberry & Honey Whipped Sugar Scrub we’ve been loving recently 🙌 What You’ll Need 100g of Stephenson Personal Care’s OPC (Foaming Bath Butter) Base 50g of Organic Cane Sugar Scrub 10 drops of Strawberry Fresh Fragrance Oil 10 drops of Honey…
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DIY Mini Plant Pots with Terracotta Powder and Plaster of Paris
If there’s something we love just as much as plants, it’s our own unique pots to house those plants! For today, we’re sharing this super quick and super easy craft project where you can easily DIY your own mini plant pots using terracotta powder, plaster of Paris, or both! What you’ll need: Terracotta Powder Plaster…
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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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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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DIY Eyeball Soap for Halloween
October is here which means Halloween just around the corner! We’re excited to decorate our shop and make it more suitable for the occasion, but while we were taking all the old props out of their storage boxes, we got the idea to make some that can be used for other purposes as well 👻…
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