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		<title>NSF International Expands Standards</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/nsf-international-expands-standards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First, let me say that yes, I do realize that almost a year&#8217;s worth of content has suddenly dropped off the server. I don&#8217;t know what happened either.  I&#8217;m frantically checking backups and server logs.  Content will be restored as soon as I can find it.
In other news:

NSF  International&#8217;s Standard for Personal Care Products [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is there Lye in your Soap?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contributed by Ruth Esteves at Sirona Springs Handmade Soap.
Soapmakers often get asked about the use of lye in their soap. The fact  is that lye (sodium hydroxide) is indeed used to make soap. While in many minds, “lye soap”  brings up images of grandmas and washboards and red, red hands, anyone  who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado legislation may derail small manufacturers</title>
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		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/colorado-legislation-may-derail-small-manufacturers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Recently a bill has been proposed in Colorado, the &#8216;Colorado Safe Personal Care Products Act&#8216;.  Hearings on the bill begin in March.
The bill would prohibit the sale of &#8220;&#8230;any personal care product that contains a chemical identified as causing cancer or reproductive toxicity.&#8220;  On the face of it, that sounds logical. I mean, who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creme to Powder eyeshadow formulation</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/creme-to-powder-eyeshadow/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/creme-to-powder-eyeshadow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cosmetics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Formulas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Creme-to-Powder eyeshadow is a relative newcomer to the cosmetics market.  It has the lasting power of previous generation&#8217;s creme shadows, but without the creasing and goopy feel. It&#8217;s a  semi-solid shadow  that can be applied using your  finger or a foam  applicator, but best results are achieved by using a brush.
When [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More natural sanitizer formulas</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/more-natural-sanitizer-formulas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/more-natural-sanitizer-formulas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bath and Beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Essential Oils]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier I posted a formula for a quickie hand sanitizer, but a couple of folks have mentioned that they&#8217;re not too hip on the smell, or they would prefer a &#8220;spicier&#8221; or &#8220;fruity&#8221; note rather than a minty note.  So, here&#8217;s a couple more formulas to keep you safe and sanitized during the cold and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cosmetic Ingredients S-Z</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/cosmetic-ingredients-s-z/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/cosmetic-ingredients-s-z/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Definitions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The final installment of  a list and brief definition of commonly used ingredients in cosmetic formulations.]]></description>
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		<title>Cosmetic Ingredients N-R</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/cosmetic-ingredients-n-r/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/cosmetic-ingredients-n-r/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bath and Beauty]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=400</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A continuation of  a list and brief definition of commonly used ingredients in cosmetic formulations. Note: allergies may occur with the use of any chemical, essential oil, herb or spice. It is advisable to test a small area of the skin prior to using the product in the shower of bath. Many of these ingredients [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cosmetics Ingredients I-M</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/cosmetics-ingredients-i-m/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/cosmetics-ingredients-i-m/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bath and Beauty]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=389</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A continuation of  a list and brief definition of commonly used ingredients in cosmetic formulations. Note: allergies may occur with the use of any chemical, essential oil, herb or spice. It is advisable to test a small area of the skin prior to using the product in the shower of bath. Many of these ingredients [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cosmetic Ingredients Consolidation</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/cosmetic-ingredients-consolidation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/cosmetic-ingredients-consolidation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bath and Beauty]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=384</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve gotten a couple of requests, and just wanted to mention that I&#8217;ll be consolidating all of the cosmetic ingredients into one single page.  Currently A-H is available at the Cosmetic Ingredients page, and I&#8217;ll be adding to it as I post more ingredients.
Thanks to everyone who&#8217;s emailed or posted!
]]></description>
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		<title>Cosmetic Ingredients F-H</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/cosmetic-ingredients-f-h/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/cosmetic-ingredients-f-h/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bath and Beauty]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=379</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A continuation of  a list and brief definition of commonly used ingredients in cosmetic formulations. Note: allergies may occur with the use of any chemical, essential oil, herb or spice. It is advisable to test a small area of the skin prior to using the product in the shower of bath. Many of these ingredients [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cosmetic Ingredients C thru E</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/cosmetic-ingredients-c-thru-e/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/cosmetic-ingredients-c-thru-e/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bath and Beauty]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=376</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A continuation of  a list and brief definition of commonly used ingredients in cosmetic formulations. Note: allergies may occur with the use of any chemical, essential oil, herb or spice. It is advisable to test a small area of the skin prior to using the product in the shower of bath. Many of these ingredients [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cosmetic Ingredients A thru B</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/cosmetic-ingredients-a-thru-b/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/cosmetic-ingredients-a-thru-b/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bath and Beauty]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=373</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A list and brief definition of commonly used ingredients in cosmetic formulations.  Note: allergies may occur with the use of any chemical, essential oil, herb or spice. It is advisable to test a small area of the skin prior to using the product in the shower of bath.  Many of these ingredients are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Natural Preservatives</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/natural-preservatives/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/natural-preservatives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bath and Beauty]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=347</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A preservative is essentially a chemical agent that will destroy or inhibit micro-organisms in finished formulations. There is ample scope for microbial contamination at the end user level. It is therefore important that the product be protected by a suitable preservative to ensure safety in use and adequate shelf life.
Water activity and pH of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I are a winnah!</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/i-are-a-winnah/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/i-are-a-winnah/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Make Your Own]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=345</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I submitted my &#8220;how to make bath bombs&#8221; to the Share Your Story contest on WhichBox.com&#8230;and I won!  Yay!  
My prize, a new Wacom Bamboo just arrived.  I plugged it in, and windows vista installed it without any issues.  Igor is looking forward to playing with it.  He says that since he had to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make your own sanitizer</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/make-your-own-sanitizer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/make-your-own-sanitizer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bath and Beauty]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[disinfect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flu]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=336</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With flu season coming, and H1N1 on the horizon, now is the time for hand washing and sanitizing. But sanitizers often leave your hands chapped and dry. Plus, they smell icky. But you can make your own, and modify the scent to please your own personal scent palate.
This is an easy, non-emulsified sanitizer:
Blend together:

2 cups [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Essential Oils for Summer Hair Repair</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/essential-oils-for-summer-hair-repair/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/essential-oils-for-summer-hair-repair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bath and Beauty]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=311</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When one keeps an Igor, one will find that one spends an inordinate amount of time outside under the burning rays of the DayStar, and often submerged in water saturated with either salt or chlorine.  None of these are terribly good for one&#8217;s hair.
However, repairing the damage is pretty simple.  Here&#8217;s the formula for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cherry Cheesecake</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/cherry-cheesecake/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/cherry-cheesecake/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=307</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The store had bing cherries on sale, and we brought a couple pounds home, only to find that they needed to be used asap.
So&#8230;what better use for cherries than cheesecake!  Everyone loves a good cheesecake.  Heck, folks love a bad cheesecake, but a good one is even better.
When making cheesecake, I use a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making yummy soft pretzels</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/making-yummy-soft-pretzels/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/making-yummy-soft-pretzels/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Make Your Own]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Igor and I just finished making soft pretzels from a recipe that we adapted from Alton Brown.  I only wish I could figure out how to make Vista work with my real camera, as this pocket camera doesn&#8217;t take great shots.
But, the pretzels were fantastic, and the recipe was easy enough that Igor (who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Page with How To instructions</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/new-page-with-how-to-instructions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bath and Beauty]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[banana bread]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bath bombs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve put a permanent page, available at the top of the left navigation and the top of the page, that will list all the &#8220;How To&#8221; projects that I&#8217;m moving from instructables back to here.  
So far, the following How To projects are available: 
Bath and body projects: 

How to make bath bombs
How to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quick Banana Bread from Scratch</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/banana-bread/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/banana-bread/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
intro &#8211; Quick Banana Bread from scratch
Everyone has faced the problem of bringing home a bunch of green bananas and having them become over-ripe in what seems like minutes. While over ripe bananas are too mushy to carry around like a portable snack, there&#8217;s no reason to waste them when with just a little butter, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to make bath melts (previously on instructables)</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/how-to-make-bath-melts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/how-to-make-bath-melts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bath and Beauty]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=217</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As I’ve noted before, Instructables has changed their business model, reducing access to content to non-paid visitors.  Since all of my work was published under a Creative Commons non-commercial license, I’ve removed it from Instructables and am republishing it here, so the content stays free.
Chocolate bath melts &#8211; chocolate that&#8217;s good for your thighs!
Bath melts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bacteria Manage Perfume Oil Production From Grass</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/bacteria-perfume-oil-grasses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/bacteria-perfume-oil-grasses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Essential Oils]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ScienceDaily (Nov. 7, 2008) — Scientists in Italy have found bacteria in the root of a tropical grass whose oils have been used in the cosmetic and perfumery industries. These bacteria seem to promote the production of essential oils, but also they change the molecular structure of the oil, giving it different flavours and properties: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wow, thanks everyone</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/wow-thanks-everyone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/wow-thanks-everyone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ZOMG!  My Bath Bombs instructable came in 22 out of 14,000 to go in the  The Best of Instructables Volume I.  
Thanks everyone who voted!
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		<title>Quick Gentle Body Scrub</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/quick-gentle-body-scrub/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/quick-gentle-body-scrub/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Essential Oils]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ This extra gentle cleansing scrub will leave your skin feeling silky and smooth. 
    * 1 tablespoon wheat germ
    * 1 tablespoon oatbran
    * 2 tablespoons almond oil
    * 3 drops Sweet Orange essential oil
In a mortar and pestle, mix the wheat [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quickie Natural Fabric Softener</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/quickie-natural-fabric-softener/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/quickie-natural-fabric-softener/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Essential Oils]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s been chatter about the health hazards of fabric softeners and fabric sheets.  People with delicate skin or allergies are often impacted by these products being used by people around them.  Also, they cost a silly amount of money for some petroleum byproducts and perfume in a big ol plastic jug.
Especially since you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Formula development and ingredient sourcing</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/formula-development-and-ingredient-sourcing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/formula-development-and-ingredient-sourcing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cosmetics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, I&#8217;m sourcing some ingredients,  which means I get to play mad scientist.  It&#8217;s one of my favorite things to do, doncha know.
There&#8217;s been a lot of buzz about in the industry about Argania Spinosa Kernel Extract and Cecropia Obtusa Bark Extract.  Argania is derived from the kernel of the fruit of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ok, ok&#8230;I get the hint.</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/ok-oki-get-the-hint/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Instructions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Soap]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people have asked if I would put together a kit to make bath bombs.  So I did.  Here ya go. Note that the kit does not include molds, because I don&#8217;t have a supplier.  And if I had to charge for driving around to find them at craft stores, then paying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Instructable on molds up</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/instructable-on-molds-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:51:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just put my &#8220;how to make soap molds&#8221; up at Instructables.  Feel free to visit and vote.  
Of course, the original instructions are here. 
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		<title>How To: Make a small batch of traditional soap</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/how-to-make-a-small-batch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bundt cake soap]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[sweet spiced orange tea soap]]></category>

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Working with small batches is often trickier than doing the huge batches I often do.  But doing small batches lets you get all kinds of creative. Best of all, if you make a mistake, you&#8217;re not tossing out hundreds of dollars in materials.  It&#8217;s fairly easy to &#8220;rebatch&#8221; a mistake batch when it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To: Make a Bath Bomb</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/how-to-make-a-bath-bomb/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I&#8217;ve noted before, Instructables has changed their business model, reducing access to content to non-paid visitors.  Since all of my work was published under a Creative Commons non-commercial license, I&#8217;ve removed it from Instructables and am republishing it here, so the content stays free. Keeping in mind folks with data stream limits, I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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