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Hi Everyone! Thanks for letting me join your group. My name is Judy. I live in
Middle Ga. I have done all kinds of soap and toiletrie making and really injoy
doing cp and cpop. I am wanting to go a little deeper into my toiletrie
formulations. I made wonderful scrubs today using the mirco beads. It is […]

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Has anyone ever tried to emulsify Vegetable Oil and Aloe Vera Jelly
instead of water? I am trying to make a hairdress and the water will
frizz out my hair.
I’m wondering if something like ewax only works for oil and WATER.
Anyone have any experience with this?
Thanks, Monica

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Hi I recently found this list and have a dumb question. I have been
making Body Scrubs for 5 years now but wanted to know if I added
polysorbate 80 to my scrubs would that make them water dispersible????
I know you can use it in massage oils & bath oils to make blooming
bath oils buttttt would it […]

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I have a stick blender that is 100 watts. Would this be ok to use
for whipping creams and butters. Also would anyone have a whipped
body cream recipe? I have searched and cant seem to find one. I
want something maybe moisturizing and fluffy but not hard. I am new
to the lotions and creams so I hope […]

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Good Morning All,
I’ve just recently stumbled upon this group, which is tremendous. My
wife and I have been creating B&B products for close to a year. We’ve
sold with a better than average success at craft fairs. Have our
products in a few local stores. But we are very eager to expand.
But here comes the question if you […]

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Hi all
I was wondering if anyone would be kind to tell me how you melt
Carnauba Wax?
Quite a few weeks back I made my first ever pomade for my hair and
added Carnauba Wax to it. I melted the Carnauba Wax in a double
boiler & actually thought that it had melted. Boy was I wrong - I
rubbed […]

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Hello all. I have a major issue. I need to find some lids or sealers
for scrubs that well prevent leakage ASAP.

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I’ve got Shea Butter, a bunch of oils (Jojoba, Sweet Almond,
Grapeseed, Sunflower, Safflower) and would like to make 8 oz of
whipped shea body butter. Any ideas on what I need to do? How much
of each, etc?
Thanks
Julia

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OK. I’ve got a pound of shea butter and a bunch of oils (Jojoba,
Sweet Almond, Grapeseed, Sunflower, Safflower) and would like to
make some whipped body butter. I’d like to make only 8 oz. Any
ideas of how to do this?
Thanks
Julia

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OK folks, now I got another problem. I KNOW someone here can guide
me int he right direction.
I just made my first batch of Body Butter. The butters involved were
2 oz. of shea & 2 oz. of cocoa butter. I also used 1 oz. of beeswax,
jojoba, apricot kernal oil and sweet almond oil.
The consistency came out […]

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