Specialty Carrier Oils can add a boost of active benefits to skin and hair care formulations. Try incorporating the following Oils at just 5 – 20% to add value and interest to products like serums, creams, salves, balms, and facials. These Oils can also be used at full strength as facial moisturizers or blended together to create customized oils for… Continue Reading Four Amazing Carrier Oils Made From Fruits & Vegetables
Organic Vanilla (Bourbon) CO2 Extract
You may think that once you’ve smelled one vanilla you’ve smelled them all. The assumption is understandable but far from accurate. Different varieties and batches of aromatic ingredients like Essential Oils, CO2 Extracts, and Absolutes not only vary greatly in scent, but also in texture and solubility as well. Vanilla is an excellent example of this. Vanilla Oleoresins tend to… Continue Reading Organic Vanilla (Bourbon) CO2 Extract
Peaches & Cream Facial Scrub
We’ve recently entered that magical point of the year right in between Spring and Summer. The air is warming up. The skies are drying out, and fruit trees are beginning to come into their own. The mighty peach tree, for example, is beginning to droop with ripe luscious fruits. While most peaches are headed for cobblers and picnic blankets, I… Continue Reading Peaches & Cream Facial Scrub
Tips For Organizing Your Soap Making and Formulation Workshop
Is there anything more inspiring to the creative mind than a clean and well-organized work space? For me, starting my day’s work with a blank palette and everything I need within reach is a tried and true recipe for productivity. When I worked on-site at From Nature With Love‘s headquarters in Oxford, CT I was able to take advantage of… Continue Reading Tips For Organizing Your Soap Making and Formulation Workshop
Reader Question: Which Essential Oils to Use for Insect Repellent
“I’m planning on experimenting with an insect repellent bar and was wondering what scent combinations you would suggest.” – Kate Shilling, of Little Granolas from St. Albans, VT, All of the following Essential Oils are known to offer some degree of insect repelling properties. Personally, I am fond of blends using Basil and Citrus, but a Floral Citrus or a Eucalyptus Lemon… Continue Reading Reader Question: Which Essential Oils to Use for Insect Repellent