by Robyn French Smith | Apr 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Knowing when to use preservatives, choosing the correct one, and properly incorporating it into your handmade cosmetic product is one of the most important aspects of any indie maker’s life. Still, we get asked on a fairly regular basis which preservative should...
by Robyn French Smith | Oct 5, 2023 | Bath Bombs, Formulating, Tips and Tricks
Yesterday in the first part of this blog post, we talked about the different types of CBD, the legality of its use, and the potential usage rates of CBD in bath bombs. But today I want to show you how to actually incorporate this ingredient into your formulation so...
by Robyn French Smith | Oct 3, 2023 | Bath Bombs, Formulating, Tips and Tricks
A fairly common theme we see pop up in our Facebook Support group are questions regarding the use of CBD in bath bombs. Over the next couple of days I’m going to tackle that question for you! I’ll tell you what type of CBD should be used, how much should be...
by Robyn French Smith | Sep 12, 2023 | Infusions, Uncategorized
We’ve talked about a few different ways to create infusions for your cosmetics over the past months. We created a cold oil infusion with juniper berry and hot oil infusion with calendula oil. But both of those infusions used liquid oils. What if you want to create an...
by Amanda | Aug 16, 2023 | Bath Bombs, Bubble Bars, Solid Bubble Bath
Macarons are probably the cutest dessert out there! (In Amanda’s opinion!) They come in a variety of colors and filing choices. They also make adorable bath bombs and bubble bars! I feel like using the macaron mold is super simple and Wonder Bar makes an easy...
by Robyn French Smith | Aug 9, 2023 | Formulating, Infusions
A couple weeks ago we talked about making glycerites from fresh pomegranate fruit! We applied heat and let the extraction run for several hours without a lid. This allowed water to evaporate and ensured the glycerin content of the final product was at least 60% which...
by Robyn French Smith | Jul 21, 2023 | Formulating, Infusions
This year we really wanted to take some time to focus on natural plant additives for use in cosmetics. We’ve talked about cold oil infusions, and hot oil infusions, but what if your formulation only has a tiny amount of oil? Are there other ways to incorporate...
by Robyn French Smith | Jun 29, 2023 | Bath Bombs, Business and Marketing
Every Monday at 1PM CST I host a Make With Me Monday in our Facebook support group. People love being able to log in and hang out with me, and honestly it’s the highlight of my week. Being able to connect and learn from each other is such a wonderful experience! One...
by Robyn French Smith | Jun 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
Well it’s been a minute since I posted the Cold Oil Infusion blog post! So much has happened since then that I had to go look through my drafts to remember what the next installment in our infusions series was supposed to be! Ironically you’ve had to wait...
by Robyn French Smith | Apr 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
In this post I’m going to show you how to infuse juniper berries into a blend of olive and rice bran oil so you can create oil infusions too! bought the dried berries online from Mountain Rose Herbs. They have a great selection of dried botanicals and I highly suggest...
