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How about just using arrowroot powder and a pinch or two of kaolin
clay to hold the fragrance?
Charmaine

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Hi everyone! I have a client who is in need of a talc powder, but
is allergic to corn. Therefore, I cannot add cornstarch to her
powder as my recipe calls for. Can anyone give me proportions on a
talc powder that does not include the usage of cornstarch?
TIA!
Heather

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This is a dumb question but………
I am getting ready to make my first batch of soild lotion bars. I would like to
add a small amount of EO to them, but have read that it needs to be blended with
oil first or something like this??
Can someone explain what it meant by blending and exactly how to […]

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Hi everyone!! Okay, I am ready now to be taught how to make all my
own sopas, shower gels, lotions and everything else you can think to
teach me. I started off making candles, and this I have learned to
do, but now I want to learn how to make other things. I have been
asked by a few […]

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Sounds like stearic acid used as one of the ingredients in the soap. There’s
a little stearic acid in most oils, generally more so in oils which are
solid at room temperature. Palm oil is a common source for stearic acid (aka
palm stearic, vegetable stearic), but not the only source. It’s used as a
hardener in candles and […]

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Iam looking for info on how to make solid lotion bars. I know it has
bees wax and a few other oils. Any info would be greatly
appreciated. Cindy

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The html code for a picture would look like something like this:
{img border=”0″ src=”hbnet.gif” align=”left” width=”320″ height=”80″}
but you don’t use the {} symbols. You can specify all that stuff for alignment,
size, border, or just leave it out if you want to let your image run wild.

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I see this listed on several products that I use, and I can not seem
to find any information online as to what exactly, they are? Thanks
for your help!!
Angie

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I am trying to figure out what exactly this is. I have been using an
anti bacterial foam soap, and this is one of the listed ingrediants.
I would love to try and create t his on my own.
I understand the basic soapmaking process, but have no idea how this
would petain to making a liquid foam type […]

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Thanks for all your help on the question of arnica.
Marti

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