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Hi ladies,
Oh, I am so happy….you all have such wonderful taste! I am working
on two other sites right now that are using this artist’s work. I
have loved this set for two years and I am gratefully happy to be
able to use it.
I’ll let you all know when I get it finished.
HWNEV

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I have looked these names up on the inci name list and cant find them.
Here are the names
Acacia Honey Type O, Methylparaben
I am trying to find out what they are and what they do.
Any help would be great
www.serenity-garden.org

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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 02:00:15 -0000
From: “Brenda”

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Thanks a zillion Jen, that was exactly what I was looking for. I
needed at least an idea of “how many & how much”. I was adding .25
for each drop, guess I was ahead on that one.
Charmaine

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Hello-I just made some lip balm & the “taste” does not seem right.
Do Flavor Oils go bad (ie. what is the approx. shelf life)? I have
only had these oils for about 3-4 months so they are not ancient.
Maybe it is just the oil, but it just did not seem right (not
sweet). Is it just me? […]

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hi,
i recently send my salt body scrub for analysis this is what i got:
1. DESCRIPTION
lemon colour gel having odour of lemon
2.NON VOLATILE ALCOHOL SOLUBLE MATTER 3.6374%
3. PH 4.35
4. FIXED OIL 1.37%
5. VOLATILE OIL 2%
6. MICROBIAL LIMITS:total viable bacterial count: nil organisms/gm
IS THSI OK?
WHAT ABOUT THE PH?
my recipe for safflower citrus scrub is:
salt
oil
germaben
aloe vera gel
vitamin e
gel […]

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Let me throw this one in too! Does anybody have a formula for
pricing EO in products. Or does anybody know how many drops are in
a dram, ounce, etc….? Thanks again, Charmaine

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Hello group,
This is probably a question for the retired chemist in our
group. Does anybody know what the difference is between “glycolic
acid 70% chemical grade” and glycolic acid 70% cosmetic grade”. I
was told the difference was the re-packaging phase was not a sterile
environment for the chemical grade. Anybody know for sure?
Charmaine

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Hi all.
I am wondering what the differance is between the vegetable glycerin
and glycerin USP emollient (says on the bottle valuable aid to
chapped skin) other than veg glycerin is digestable and the one I
have clearly states for external use only. Where can you buy veg
glycerin and what can i do with this emollient glycerin?
I bought it […]

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I have a Customer who is allergic to beeswax. And she really likes
my items that have the beeswax in them. She has asked me if I can
use soy wax instead. So that is my question. Can I use soy wax in
them? And is this the same soy wax I find in the candles section of
my […]

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