I have more Cyclomethicone Testing results for you. Today, I tested Bay Rum, Christmas Tree, Blowing Bubbles, Apple Jack, Apricot Freesia, Autumn Afternoon, Angel (type), Amber Romance (type), Brown Sugar & Spice, and Bayberry Fragrance Oils. Blowing Bubbles and Brown Sugar & Spice Fragrance Oils were not compatible as the […]
Monthly Archives: September 2009
2 Back in May, nordagirl asked a question on the Starting With Color post. “Is there any reason you couldn’t use this same process with the dropper bottles to mix oxides or ultramarines with glycerine? If it makes any difference, I’m making CP soap only at this point.” Unfortunately, glycerin is […]
Mulling Pigments
Thursday, I made three batches of soap with colors for making a confetti soap. Today, I’m going to grate and chop those batches to show you the difference between pieces and then use the pieces to make two separate batches of confetti soap. Collect needed supplies: Soap we made on […]
Confetti Soap, Part 2
3 I love playing with confetti, but I absolutely hate cleaning it up. Why not make a cold process Confetti Soap that embodies the joy of playing with confetti while keeping the mess to a minimum? Today, we will make the colored cold process soap for our confetti soap. I will […]
Confetti Soap, Part 1
Remember the Melt & Pour Soap that had those funny spikes on it? Some of your answers were so great, I found myself rolling on the floor laughing (quite literally). How did these spikes occur? The soap has just dried out. There is not enough water to keep the soap […]
Spiky Melt & Pour Soap Winners
Sometimes I am so confused when I start reading recipes or other important papers that reference ratios, percentages and parts per (fill in the blank). Over the weekend, I had a stunning revelation that clarified all of these confusing terms for me. This revelation came as I was making grits […]
Ratios, Percentages and Parts Per…
2 On Friday, I made Halloween Pumpkin Bath Fizzies and they were so cute, I just had to make bath salts! Feel free to drool all you desire over these adorable salts, just make sure you don’t soak your keyboard! Collect needed supplies: Salt of your choice (I used Fine Dead […]
Halloween Pumpkin Bath Salts
6 I can’t believe that Halloween is just around the corner! As I like the scent of filled candy bags, I started some fragrance blending for a Halloween Candy Bag fragrance. I struggled making the blend because I wanted some spice to the scent, but I wanted some sweet uplifting notes […]
Halloween Pumpkin Bath Fizzies
We just released the Line Prevention Serum almost two weeks ago. This serum is amazing and you can add any extracts or fragrances and essentials that you desire. I can think of several possibilities for using different extracts and essentials to add to the line prevention serum. Mature Skin: Rose […]
Line Prevention Serum
Last week I started my Cyclomethicone Testing and I told you I would continue to post my results as I tested. Today, I tested Earth, Plumberry Spice, Rose, Soothing Chamomile, Toasted Coconut, and Tahitian Vanilla Fragrance Oils. Plumberry Spice and Tahitian Vanilla Fragrance Oils were not compatible as the fragrance […]
Cyclomethicone Testing, Part 2
Have you written a blog or posted a video of what you have done with MMS products? If you submit your blog or video, you can win a MMS Perfumer’s Kit. What is in a MMS Perfumer’s Kit? 100 vials of fragrances and essential oils (Each kit will be guaranteed […]
Win a MMS Perfumer’s Kit
3 Split ends can be problematic when trying to style your hair. Since we just recently released several new extracts, I thought that we should make a serum for preventing troublesome split ends. I chose Comfrey Leaves Extract and Horsetail Grass Extract for different results I wanted in the finished product. […]