Article Archive for November 2009
It’s good to be concerned about the environmental impact of making your own scented products, including perfume. How eco-friendly is it? Are essential oils more eco-friendly than other ingredients? I get these kinds of questions …
I used to be kind of in love with Starbucks. Back when it was the next best thing to move into my relatively small city, my middle-school self thought it was a bit magical. “Adults …
You can make almost any daily-use product you can think of using this method. The foundational recipes are body lotion, shampoo and conditioner, bath salts, body oil, exfoliating scrub, shower gel, alcohol-free body mist, and …
Let’s Make Satsuma Lotion! (The Body Shop)
The Body Shop charges $12 for 8.4 ounces of Satsuma lotion. To be fair, their lotion is pretty decent, a step above drugstore quality. But expensive! At this price, …
Instead of making everything from scratch – you know, emulsions, fractionated oils, lye, chemicals – I use bulk unscented bases that are professionally made for this purpose.
Using product bases is a fairly new method that …
Is your method less creative than making products from scratch?
Absolutely not! In fact, I think this method makes you more creative; that is why I teach it. You can find out more about …
“How To Make Popular Scented Bath & Body Products” is my ebook with instructions on making several daily-use toiletries. The book shows how to make the most popular bath and body products — shower …
Use Polysorbate 20 to keep your water-based sprays from separating.
Although most commercial body mists and room sprays use alcohol, many people with dry skin don’t like alcohol’s drying effects. You can make stable room and …
What is Dead Sea salt, anyway?
As you probably know, Dead Sea salt comes from the Dead Sea in Israel, and the Dead Sea has been a therapeutic site for thousands of years. Pliny the Elder, …
Bath salt is really easy to make. In fact, you don’t have to do anything if you want a basic therapeutic bath – just pour a cup or two of bath salt in your water!
Bath …