Lotions and Creams

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Here I am changing my recipe yet again to get the product that I want. Remember that you should never have to settle for anything! If you try a recipe and you like the basic ingredients but the viscosity, color, or texture isn’t quite what you wanted, change it! Today […]

Bottoms Up Day 4

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Today I am adding a different color to the baby ointment. I need to be careful not to use anything that will cause skin irritation, however. I chose Seabuckthorn Fruit Oil. It is a brilliant orange that intensely colors anything it is added to. Seabuckthorn also has some regenerative properties […]

Bottoms Up Day 3

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Today I am working on refining my first formulation for the Bottoms Up Balm. To recap yesterday’s notes, I need to reduce the peculiar odor and color and make the formula a little more viscous. To start, I am going to drop out the Neem Oil and reduce the percentage […]

Bottoms Up Day 2

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Do you have a baby or know someone who has a baby? Are you frustrated with the baby bottom ointments and creams available? As a mother, I know and understand these frustrations. The standard ointments available just do not seem to work well with a baby with sensitive skin, especially […]

Bottoms Up Day 1

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Recently, I decided to make an Oil Free Lotion. I wanted to have an oil free lotion that met the requests I’ve heard from our readers. Let’s check out the ingredients and I’ll share why I chose them! I chose Isopropyl Myristate because I wanted to ensure this lotion wouldn’t […]

Oil Free Lotion

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Summer can be very enjoyable but … when you live in a desert and other places around the world get half or more of your annual rainfall average in one rainstorm, you really need some extra pampering with an emphasis on the moisturizing. With this need in mind, I formulated […]

Desert Summer Body Cream

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