"Make Natural Skin & Body Care Products: lotion, cream, gels, body wash, soap, candles, perfume" - 5 new articles
Anosmia: A Woman's Journey to Retrieve Her Sense of Smell with Essential OilsI recently met Genevieve at an Aromatherapy Seminar. Genevieve lost her sense of smell 9 years ago. I was intriqued at why she would be at an Aromatherapy Seminar. I was also very curious about her products she made that day and how they smelled. I was shocked when I smelled them. The aroma and synergy of essential oils was beautiful. I asked Genevieve how she knew which essential oils to use and Is Your Soap a Cosmetic or Soap?FDA (U.S. Food & Drug Administration) Guidelines and Regulations for SoapSoap is in a different category than cosmetics (body care products). The FDA says soap is exempt from the provisions for cosmetics must but you must go by the FDA's definition of soap. To be classified as soap, you can not make any cosmetic claims about your soap on the soap label. If you say the soap is moisturizing, that Don't Miss This Opportunity!Hello Everyone,I would be disappointed to know of anyone missing this incredible opportunity at Kripalu Center because they didn't know about it. Recently I have had numerous requests for the program schedule, it is below. You will be making and taking $130 worth of natural products with you plus all the resources and formulas to make them. I custom formulated these products only for this program Are CO2s Essential Oils?CO2 extracts are technically not an essential oil but they are used in aromatherapy.Essential oils are steam distilled. If it is not steam distilled, it is not an essential oil.CO2 is a processing method involving carbon dioxide extraction. CO2s are an extract. The process uses very low temperature and can be used for heat sensitive plants while yielding a higher amount of oil. Carbon dioxide Test Body Care Products on Humans not AnimalsIt is quite easy to test body care products you have formulated to see if they are skin friendly.1. Test the ingredient on yourself.2. Form a testing group for feedback on your products.When I want to use a new ingredient to formulate with I try the ingredient on myself first. An example of this is organic argan oil I purchased a few months ago. First I tried argan oil directly on my skin. I More Recent Articles |
