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Winter Wonderland Hand & Body Lotion
Today's gift-able holiday DIY is a powdery, silky, fragrant Winter Wonderland Hand & Body Lotion that I'm just obsessed with. I find hand and body lotion is quite a good gift as it's a product many people already use (so it's already part of their day-to-day life...
Candy Cane Emulsified Body Butter
As soon as I settled on Candy Cane as a theme, I knew I wanted to try to make a lovely piped multi-colour body butter for it. And here it is! The ingredient list is fairly simple, the piping is fun (and easy once you've got the right gear!), and the final product is...
Winter Wonderland Shimmery Foaming Bath Salts
These Winter Wonderland Shimmery Foaming Bath Salts are pretty darn fun, and make for a fabulous gift. Much like a bath bomb, they fizz and foam and transform your bath water into silky loveliness—but they're much easier to make. They also smell great and add a bit of...
Candy Cane Peppermint Lip Balm
Welcome to our first holiday DIY of 2023! We're kicking off with a lovely Candy Cane Peppermint Lip Balm as lip balm is one of the most giftable DIYs around. It's inexpensive to make (but expensive to buy), almost everyone uses it, it's got a long shelf life, and you...
The Grossest Ingredients Ever Used in Cosmetics
From bird poop facials to crocodile dung baths, it’s safe to say that may ancient beauty rituals were not only pretty iffy in the safety department, but also downright disgusting. Want to watch this post instead of read it? Watch Now Evidence of cosmetic use dates...
The FREE formulation strategy you need to know
Have you ever purchased a brand new ingredient and then had no idea how to actually include it in a formulation? Or perhaps you’ve been wanting to create your own formulation for something that's unlike anything you've ever made before, but you have no idea where to...
Easy Non-Greasy Hand Lotion
Hand lotion is a skincare staple; heck, even my dad uses it! But, if your handmade lotions are anything like the ones I made when I was a new maker, you’ve probably noticed that your DIY versions are really different from products sold by big brands like Cerave,...
Avoid these two common ingredient label mistakes
If you dream of selling your handmade skincare someday, one of the many responsibilities you'll be taking on is properly labelling your products. Different countries have different labelling requirements (so make sure you're researching and following all the rules set...
20 Quick & Easy Ways to Customize Lotion Formulations
So, you’ve finally made your very first lotion. Exciting stuff! If you're anything like me, you're now dreaming up all the different ways you'd love to customize the formulation. Could it be thicker? Can you add some colour? What about some scent? However, as a new...