by Robyn French Smith | Apr 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
Juniper berries in a marble bowl on wood plank 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...
by Robyn French Smith | Apr 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
Several oil infusions Perhaps the easiest way to learn about incorporating natural plant additives into cosmetics is with cold oil infusions. And by cold, we mean room temperature! The premise here is simple–stick a beneficial botanical and a shelf stable oil in a...
by Robyn French Smith | Mar 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
We just released our new Shampoo and Conditioner Bar Recipe and formulation guide, so I wanted to take a moment to highlight natural ingredients that could enhance and benefit hair. Now some of these ingredients are better when used topically, while others might...
by Robyn French Smith | Oct 17, 2022 | Bath Bombs, Tips and Tricks
So you’ve mastered the art of making bath bombs, (or at least feel like you have a firm grasp on the process!) and you’re ready to move on to some more advanced techniques. Might I suggest you investigate painting? This month on Patreon we are focusing on painting...
by Robyn French Smith | Jun 24, 2022 | Bubble Bars, Solid Bubble Bath, Tips and Tricks, Troubleshooting, Wonder Bar
It’s an open secret that we love Wonder Bar! In all my years of working with handmade cosmetics I’ve never come across anything as versatile as this solid bubble bath recipe. It can be used to create pressed, rolled, scooped or piped bubble bath, and the recipe is...
by Robyn French Smith | Jun 22, 2022 | Bath Bombs, Bubble Bars, Solid Bubble Bath, Tips and Tricks, Troubleshooting, Wonder Bar
This is part two is a series of posts about how to rebatch Wonder Bar! If you don’t know, Wonder Bar is our favorite solid bubble bath recipe! It was created by Amanda Aaron in 2020 and over the past few years we have found so many ways to work with this...
by Robyn French Smith | Jun 15, 2022 | Bath Bombs, Tips and Tricks, Troubleshooting, Wonder Bar
A few weeks ago we showed you one way you can save a batch of bath bombs, and this week we have another solution we think you’ll love! Once upon a time I had two batches of bath bombs with very different problems–one was soft and crumbly (and totally covered in warts!...
by Robyn French Smith | May 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
When I created the Cosmetic Sprinkles recipe I took a side quest into the process of how glitter is made. For months afterward I wanted to give DIY glitter a shot, and when I finally got around to it I loved the results and I knew I would have to share it with you...
by Robyn French Smith | Apr 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Hello. If you’re reading this blog post I highly doubt it’s because everything is going great in your bath bomb world. Nope, odds are you’re reading this because the inevitable has occurred, disaster has struck, and your best laid bath bomb plans have gone...
by Amanda | Apr 4, 2022 | Bath Bombs, Formulating, Tips and Tricks, Troubleshooting
WHAT COUNTS AS LOW HUMIDITY? Parts of this article appear in our Low Humidity recipe, but we felt it was really important information that should be made widely available, so we’ve decided to turn it into a blog post as well! We apologize if you’ve purchased the...
