Surfactants: They ain’t just for washin’
When some people hear/read 'surfactant', many tend to think of SLS (sodium lauryl sulfate) or some other ingredient, harsh or...
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DIY: New Hair Creme Testing
In another example of why keeping it simple matters, I tested another simple recipe using my fav emulsifier, BTMS, along...
‘Bases’: How low can you go
We all have been made aware over the recent years about scandals involving some small businesses using bases for their...
Whipped Butter Testing May52012
Tested some whipped butter percentages yesterday. So far, they are looking quite good. The Cupuacu butter(40%) / Castor oil(60%) mix was...
Ayurvedic Powders for hair and skin?
In another post, Shania4NJ wrote: "I use aritha powder in my ayurvedic hair treatments once a month". Ayurvedic treatments for...
Question: Soapnuts as a natural hair wash?
Soapnuts: 100% natural "shampoo", cleaner, laundry cleaner, etc. I have to try these. Has anyone used soapnuts (aritha) foam...
Agave Gel testing!
I made an Agave based hair gel today. I will try to tomorrow and see if I like the recipe....
Lemon Balm Shea & Cupuacu Whipped Hair Cream and Hair Lotion
I made another Shea butter and Cupuacu butter based hair whip! :) This one includes a water based herbal infusion...
2nd VIDEO: MiniShort Ingredient Intro: ECOMulse
An at-a-glance look at ECOMulse. It's an ECOCERT approved self-emulsifier which will add great conditioning properties to your homemade concoctions!...
1st VIDEO: MiniShort Ingredient Intro: Structure XL
I'm working on some short, 'at a glance' type of videos which will give you the shorthand version of some...
Quickie: Hibiscus Castile Shampoo Mix
My shampoo mix: Castile + oil + Hibsicus + Guar gum = pretty darn good shampoo. Mix them at different...
Great tips for growing long healthy hair
Great tips from naptural85 about growing long and healthy hair {youtube}l7ouKM2v6Uc{/youtube} Naptural85 Youtube Channel One of Naptural85's tips is to...
Free Recipe: Hibiscus Superslip Detangler Formula #1
I made a hibiscus/castile shampoo yesterday and I had some hibiscus infusion (tea) left over. With it, I decided to...
Parsley tea rinse/spritzer to help with shedding? Wha…?
This is a surprise to me, but I was experimenting a few days ago with dried Parsley. I bought a...
What’s in your….bottle?
Products, more specifically their ingredients, are paramount in deciding whether you will experiment with them, continue to use them, or...
Gimmie structure…XL
Structure XL (aka UltraMaize) is very, very, VEEERRYY nice to have around, I tell you. A lot of what I'm...
Emulsions are people too, my friend
Well, maybe not. :) An emulsion is the mixture between oil and water with the help of an ingredient (emulsifier)...
Hibiscus! Hibiscus!
I've wanted to try hibiscus for a very long time. I've been too busy trying other things and finally...
From Relaxed to Natural (Part 1)
Part 1: What you whine for is what you get Going from relaxed to natural for me was probably inevitable...