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Hand care set: mild liquid soap and nourishing cream
Because your hands deserve the best Treat your mitts to ultra-hydrating care with this super pair: a DIY liquid hand soap and nourishing cream. Formulated with high quality ingredients, our liquid soap cleans your hands without stripping them of their natural oils, while our nourishing cream protects them and provides relief for dry skin. This perfect pair promises to leave you with clean, soft, hydrated hands! Recipe 1: How to make liquid hand soap Ingredients Phase A 36 g (15%) orange blossom (neroli) hydrosol or demineralized water 14.4 g (6%) vegetable glycerin 4 g (1.5%) xanthan gum Phase B 96 g (40%) decyl glucoside Phase C 13 g (5.5%) castor…
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Get swept away by the Celestial Waves of this DIY soap
This cold process soap recipe is the stuff of dreams Imagine you’ve been transported to a fantastical world where the ocean is prismatic, as if it were always reflecting the most spectacular sunset… where the swell of the sea looks like a waltzing rainbow, and the rippling tide an aquatic ballet. You lose yourself over and over in these beautiful multi-hued Celestial Waves. Thanks to a special soapmaking technique, you can recreate this dreamy world in the form of a gorgeous homemade soap! The swirls in this soap recipe take some time to make. You have to mix up six different colours of soap batter and be sure to work…
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Which oils and butters should I use in my homemade soap?
Making your own soap: A beautifully complex process Soapmaking is an art—we’d even say a science! Shout out to our workshop la Science du Savon (note that all our workshops are offered in French only)! But even when you’re working from a recipe, soapmaking can be a little challenging at first. So, developing your own cold process soap recipe is definitely no small feat! First, you have to master the , but there’s a lot more to it than that! The oils and butters you choose will also have a direct impact on your final creation. They influence not only the final colour of your soap—as we explain in this…
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Say “Kiss Me, Honey” with this homemade lip balm
When honey gives us sweet kisses Honey is a marvel. Not only does it naturally sweeten our food, it also provides care for our skin and hair. However, it’s sometimes tricky to use in cosmetics because honey is insoluble in oil… We managed to solve this challenge in our new homemade lip balm recipe, so now we can say, “Kiss Me, Honey!” The secret lies in lanolin, another ingredient with wonderful properties. When combined with beeswax, lanolin becomes emulsifying, allowing us to incorporate honey into our homemade lip balm. The result is sweet, hydrating, nourishing, and protective: all such lovely things! Happiness is lips that say, “Kiss Me, Honey!” How…
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This whipped soap recipe will have you On Cloud Nine
Like an idyllic sky, this homemade soap is all softness and light! Have you been dreaming of a cold process soap recipe that’s as soft as a cloud, looks like the sky, and is so light it floats on water? Dream no longer: Coop Coco has created it! After many hours of research and reverie, we’ve finally achieved a soap as inspiring as the heavens. Come join us On Cloud Nine with our new DIY soap! Rich in solid butters whipped up like a fine Chantilly cream, this soap is softness incarnate—and it’s as good for your skin as it looks. Like a dessert, this homemade soap is made with…