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APG—A Green Success Story

Alkyl polyglucosides represent a solution for manufacturers to combine efficiency with ecological congeniality and human safety in the final product.
The green movement continues to grow as more consumers are becoming aware of the impact that the products they use have on themselves, society and the environment. This new green consciousness is making consumers change their [...]

Bath Bombs around the world

It looks like Craftzine has picked up the bath bombs meme.  Bath bombs for everyone!

Quick Gentle Body Scrub

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 [...]

Quickie Natural Fabric Softener

There’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 [...]

Formula development and ingredient sourcing

So, I’m sourcing some ingredients, which means I get to play mad scientist. It’s one of my favorite things to do, doncha know.
There’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 [...]

How To: Make a small batch of traditional soap

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’re not tossing out hundreds of dollars in materials. It’s fairly easy to “rebatch” a mistake batch when it’s [...]

How To: Make a Bath Bomb

Everybody loves bath bombs. It’s like taking a bath in champagne, only without the show tunes and chorus boys. They are fairly simple to make, keeping in mind that the strangest things can make a batch go weird; humidity, room temperature, oil viscosity, the moon rising in the seventh house of Aquarius…they are [...]

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