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  1. Jadryga
    Oh hmm... is it possible to make a whippable butter using macadamia/beeswax rather than LipidThix?
  2. Jadryga
    Here our average temp is about 24-30 degrees celsius and cocoa butter's still pretty hard, but chunkable. I use a butter knife like Carebear used to.
  3. Jadryga
    ... macadamia nut butter? I was wondering since I can't quite get shea butter locally, whether I could get something like LipidThix from lotioncrafter.com, make macadamia/rice bran/some other locally available oil butter, then whip it
  4. Jadryga
    Such a pity, the pushups are so much prettier than the twists... at least, they don't scream deodorant to me.
  5. Jadryga
    Love the soap! Bet it smells divine too.
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    Wow, their website really does stink! I like the little honey bear squeeges though. EDIT: Found these! ebay site - $16.80 for a lot of 48, but they're even coated inside so they can stand up to small amounts of oils http://cgi.ebay.com/Pint-Milk-Style-Carton-Bath-Salt-Container-48_W0QQitemZ190122765210QQihZ009QQcategoryZ83895QQcmdZViewItem A shop ostensibly, but when I clicked on individual items they led to ebay anyhoo http://www.mascofarms.com/Bags-Packaging,c83895,1.html
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    Just throwing something into the wind here... if you can't include rice, how about rice powder?
  8. Jadryga
    That's the thing, I've read up about the water being the key moisturizing ingredient but I was wondering if I could somehow make it less tricky to preserve. Honeyquat and hydrovance are not so sticky, I think, which made me wonder if that was somewhat feasible.
  9. Jadryga
    That's a great idea, actually. Coincidentally, I was actually thinking about formulating something like that to use for OCM, but a more liquid form of course Don't know why I never thought about it for a body butter.
  10. Jadryga
    Is it possible to completely do away with the water/water-based ingredients in a lotion and substitute with say, honey or honeyquat and glycerin or hydrovance? Hence maybe not totally eliminating the need for preservative, but creating something that might be a lot less prone to contamination?
  11. Jadryga
    http://forum.soapdelicatessen.com/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=6;t=17993 http://www.essentialsbycatalina.com/shop/shopexd.asp?id=93 tada!
  12. Jadryga
    Wish I could, but I've never made bath bombs before
  13. Jadryga
    ...cocoa powder and coffee beans? I've always wanted to get cocoa absolute and coffee eo, but well, they're so pricey! Was wondering if I could get creative :rolleyes2
  14. Jadryga
    Cor... that would set me back significantly, assuming rates are the same here but X3.5 due to the exchange rate. *faint* I think bases are the safest way to go for me until I scrounge enough extra to splurge on tests! Until then, my kitchen shall remain my own personal fun factory.
  15. Jadryga
    Hmmm... is it possible to have refined shea with all the goodies intact? I love the idea of healing fractions and yadeeda, but I'm getting scared of the smelly stories. I had a small tin of pure shea butter from L'Occitane before... it smelt... like... well, not much, really. Not pleasant, but nothing like rotting fish either. I smelt some testers for the rest of their shea range though, and some just stank! Maybe it'd been out far too long.
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    You're not, don't worry! I'm having a blast reading and researching everything on that site, though that's bad in a way, because now I want everything! Trying so hard to narrow the list down now.
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    I want to order some cyclo, but I saw on lotioncrafter.com that it can't be shipped USPS, though I can't remember if it can be sent through ground mail. On the bright side they've got something called cyclo-glyceride that's 9:1 cyclo to FCO that can be, so I'm probably going to get some of that You could check their site, it's pretty comprehensive as to which silicones can and can't be sent through USPS. http://www.lotioncrafter.com
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    Haven't tried it, but I was thinking of ordering some, actually.
  19. Jadryga
    Uniqueness.. but that's close enough! I'm thinking of trying it, but I think I'll have to skip the vanilla for now. Do they add scent? If yes, I'll just include some vanilla powder to substitute and see. If not, I'll skip it altogether. Anyone ever considered adding cocoa powder? I'm such a sucker for chocolate :embarasse
  20. Jadryga
    Water, should be. Propylene glycol is water-soluble.
  21. Jadryga
    Just a rave about the international user-friendliness of their site. They have some really beautiful lip gloss tubes and packaging as well as some really interesting ingredients. I love the fact that their prices are reasonable, their shopping cart calculates shipping for me internationally, and that their minimum order is $12.50 + a $5 handling fee! Oh, I'm so in love. http://www.lotioncrafter.com
  22. Jadryga
    They do look very cool, that's a great combo. The holes add texture to me, actually, since they're only on the flowers!
  23. Jadryga
    I like the berrywine, actually. You're right, not very masculine, but the shocking fuschia-pinkyness appeals to me!
  24. Jadryga
    This is a site with an excellent explanation of all that you are asking http://www.tropicaltraditions.com/what_is_virgin_coconut_oil.htm
  25. Jadryga
    They've got a section that's "About Our Ingredients" actually, and from what I see, they use melted chocolate, cocoa absolute, raspberry extract, coffee extract (which looks to me like coffee absolute), bitter almond extract, vanilla infused oil, lemon eo, sweet orange eo and peppermint eo. I've never tried this place, but I found it a long time ago on a flavor oil search. They've got a section marked "Organic Flavors" and their organic oil-soluble flavors for chocolate look really interesting. Maybe you could take a look at that. http://www.naturesflavors.com/default.php?cPath=18
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