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    Face

    Micellar Water in Your Skin Care Routine

    There is plenty of cleansing, toning and refreshing beauty waters to choose from. But one stands out among the rest: micellar water. Not just your average H2O, micellar water could just be the product you’ve been missing. So, what exactly is in this “magic” water? Micellar water is made up of micelles, which trap impurities in the skin (sebum, pollution, oil, and traces of makeup), so they can be wiped away easily. You can use micellar water as a light face wash. Its consistency is just that—lightweight, easy to apply, refreshing, and doesn’t leave your skin feeling oily like some of those oil-based face washes and makeup removers. Best of all?…

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    Natural Home

    Linen Spray

    Peppermint Lavender Linen Spray …… 0.7g  peppermint essential oil1.1g  lavender essential oil5g  Polysorbate 20  35g  distilled water0.2g  broad-spectrum preservative of choice Weigh the essential oils and Polysorbate 20 into a small beaker or glass measuring cup, and whisk everything together to combine. Add the water and preservative, and whisk again—the mixture should become slightly cloudy. Decant into a 50mL  mister bottle  To use, mist over any linens or laundry you’d like to freshen up.

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    Natural Home

    Powerful surface Cleaner

    Limonene is a naturally occurring compound found mainly in the skin of certain plants and fruits, including lemons and oranges. It is used in cleaning products for two reasons: it has a pleasant, lemon-orange smell, and it acts as a solvent to help clean. SURFACE CLEANSER – with surfactant5% d-Limonene5% polysorbate 206% surfactant of choice, including coco betaine or Castille soap73.5% water0.5% to 1% preservative Mix the polysorbate 20 and d-Limonene together in a small container. In another container, mix the surfactants together – try not to get too much foam – then preservative and mix together again. Add the polysorbate 20 and d-Limonene, and package in a spray bottle. This won’t be too…

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    Formulations

    Formulating with Surfactants

    Surfactants are such fun ingredients to formulate with and they are so versatile. You can use them for a range of applications & Products…  shampoos, facial wash, body wash, surface cleaners, foaming products and so much more. But before we dive into formulating, mixing, and making products there is a little bit of chemistry we need to understand. Surfactants lower the surface tension between two liquids and act as detergents, wetting agents, emulsifiers, foaming agents, and dispersants. They have good cleansing and foaming properties. Surfactants are classified as either primary or secondary surfactants and have different chemical structures (anionic, non-ionic, amphoteric and quaternary) A key to utilizing surfactant’s unique properties…

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    Body

    Nourishing Cuticle Balm

    This balm is excellent for very brittle nails, that are easily broken or split and cuticles that are torn and ripped. Phase Ingredient INCI Function % WEIGHT FOR 25G A LANOLIN Acetylated Lanolin EMOLLIENT 26% 6.5G A LECITHIN Soybean lecithin  EMOLLIENT 12% 3G A FRACTIONATED COCONUT OIL Caprylic/capric triglyceride EMOLLIENT 12% 3G A MANGO BUTTER MANGIFERA INDICA SEED BUTTER EMOLLIENT 37% 9.25G A BEESWAX CERA ALBA (Beeswax) EMOLLIENT 12% 3G A ESSENTIAL OIL FRAGRANCE 1% 0.25G Weigh all the ingredients, except the fragrance or essential oil, into a heatproof container and place in a double boiler. When melted, remove and add your fragrance or essential oil. Pour into your container. This…

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    Body

    LOTION BARS

    Lotion Bars are especially moisturizing for the winter, they form a good protective barrier for your skin. If you get cracks on your fingers especially when that cold dry air hits them, then Lotion Bars are a great way to moisturize them. If your feet get dry or if you get cracks in your heels, run the bar on the soles of your feet at bedtime and put on clean socks and you will be amazed how they feel in the morning. Lotion Bars can also soften cuticles on your hands. But also try this on your dry legs after shaving, apply the lotion bar and see how soft your…

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    Face

    Lip Balm Formulation

    Lip balm, lipstick or lip gloss all have the same function – to lock in moisture. A good lip balm is essential because it creates a protective barrier between your lips and the frigid winter temperatures. The skin on the lips is delicate and has no sebaceous glands, meaning it doesn’t naturally produce the moisturizing oils that the rest of your skin does. Today I would like to share with you an easy Lip Balm formulation that can be altered to suit your individual likes and/or needs. The basic formulation consists of 25% Wax 30% Soft butter ( Shea butter, Mango butter) / Solid butter (Cocoa butter) combination 44% liquid oil 1% – 3% Essential…

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    Ingredients Info

    Butters and Oils – Which One to Use and Why

    THE BUTTERS The type of butter you choose will determine what other ingredients you’ll want to use, If you choose cocoa butter, you’ll have a harder and less greasy product than if you choose to use refined Shea butter, Also consider the temperature- is it a summer or winter product and where on your body will you be using it. A rich butter is perfect for a heel balm but might be too greasy for your face, shea butter will probably be the most functional for all the butters, cocoa butter will bring more hardness to your products, and mango butter will be a good in-between butter that offers more…

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    Formulations

    Making Natural Cosmetics and Formulating Products

    Let me start with a warning, IT’S ADDICTIVE !! once you start this Exciting journey you going to want to make and replace everything in your home. You will look at products differently and read all the ingredients on the packaging because you are going to want to know why and what is in it. My advice.. start one product at a time. Learn the basics and have patience with the process, study the ingredients and most of all know why you want to make it and why. So where to start? If you just starting out and want to experiment with some bath & Body products, try products like…

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    Body,  Formulations

    Skin Nourishing Body Butter Formula

    Now, this is when FORMULATIONS can be so much fun. You can change the ingredients to suit your needs, so if you want a body butter to have a calming and relaxing scent, then you can change the essential oils to lavender or lemongrass. If want a more balancing anti-inflammatory body butter, then Jojoba oil or Argan oil is a good choice. There are a variety of oils and butters and each has special qualities and properties. It can be difficult to choice which to use. Research and study the ingriedients you would like to use and experiment with SMALL BATCHES to see if it works for you. In this…