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Water and soap making

Posted on 03-1902-04 by Tes

How much water is in the soap recipe? You have your oils all picked out and are creating your first recipe! Now you are wondering about the water/lye mix.  How do I find out how much water to add the lye to?  Does it have to be exact? The addition of water is a little…

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Bath Bomb Recipe

Posted on 12-1703-03 by Tes

Bath Bomb Recipe This year I made some bath bombs for Christmas Gifts, but not just any….these have oils that produce a moisturizing bath.  You will love this easy bath bomb recipe! These lovely little moisturizing bath additives will not fizz up and quickly disappear, these bath bombs will help to moisturize that dry itchy…

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Hemp Butter Recipe

Posted on 12-1702-04 by Tes

Hemp Butter Recipe Hemp Butter is extra moisturizing and healing for those dry cracks in the skin caused by the harsh winter environment.  I made this recipe to help my husbands hands while working in the cold winters in Baffin Island.

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Homemade Bath Salt Recipes

Posted on 12-1001-17 by Tes

Homemade Bath Salt Recipes I would like to share with you some of the bath product recipes I have been using and making myself.  Learn how to make a bath salt to soak in the tub relieving sore, achy muscles.

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DIY Natural Sunscreen Lotion Recipe

Posted on 11-1101-17 by Tes

DIY Natural Sunscreen Lotion Recipe You can make your natural sunscreen using natural oils; some natural oils have great protection without the harsh chemicals that can be found in some store-bought sunscreens. Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide are two other natural ingredients used in natural sunscreen. What does Zinc Oxide Do? Zinc Oxide Powder 4oz/120g…

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Dry Skin Care Products

Posted on 10-0201-17 by Tes

Skin Care Products to Help Dry Skin With so many skin care products on the market, it often gets difficult to decide what to use.  Everyone has different skin, dry, oily, sensitive, young, and aging. You can choose from many skin care products to help dry skin but read the labels. Will they help?  Many…

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Essential Oils that are safe for Dogs

Posted on 09-1101-04 by Tes

What Essential Oils are safe for my Dog? Pet owners are becoming increasingly interested in using natural products for pet care.  Essential oils being one of them, it’s important to know that not all essential oils are safe for dogs.  As a pet owner, it’s important to know which ones are okay and which are…

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What is the shelf life of oil?

Posted on 09-0903-27 by Tes

The Shelf Life of Oils When I buy my oils for soap and lotions I’m sure to check the expiration date and make sure the oils are used before they go bad.

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Adding Cannabis or Hemp to your Products

Posted on 08-2201-18 by Tes

Can I add Cannabis to my product? I have had many enquires from people concerning the addition of Cannabis in the products they make now that Cannabis is legal in Canada so I sent a letter off to Health Canada.  Below is their reply with links for all the information you will need to be…

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Where to buy soap making supplies

Posted on 07-0503-27 by Tes

Where to buy soap making supplies On of the biggest challenges when making soap can be trying to find the best places to buy your soap making supplies, below you will find soap suppliers that I have used. 

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