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When essential oils are made through steam distillation it involves a process of steaming the plant material, cooling the steam, then eventually extracting the oil from the condensed steam. Hydrosol is the left over steam (distilled water). Hydrosols are like essential oils but in far less of a concentration. Hydrosols can be used externally in skin […]
What is a Surfactant? Surfactant is short for “surface active agent”. It’s molecular structure, in simple terms, is made up of a head and tail. The head is water loving and the tail is oil loving. Which basically means it’s an emulsifier – something that brings oil and water together. Surfactants are also detergents, they foam […]
Well it seems winter has well and truly arrived this week! Luckily here in Tauranga we usually don’t get hit with the worst of the weather, but I really feel for those of you in more southerly areas. My Mum lives in Christchurch and she sent a picture of the first snow fall this morning, brrr! It’s the […]
Following on from my post about why Caffeine is so wonderful I thought I’d share the recipe for my very first attempt at incorporating powdered caffeine into a cream. I have to say it’s turned out A-MA-ZING! I’m not sure if it’s because of the caffeine powder, or because of the oils and butters, but either way […]
Caffeine powder is one of those ingredients that have enjoyed a rapid “rise to fame” over the last couple of years. It is not only an ingredient in a growing number of food and beverages, it’s also being used by some of the leading brands of make up and skin care companies. There have been […]
Lip balm is something that I’m never without. I have two lip balms in my hand bag (I have two so that it’s quicker for me to find lip balm in amongst the rest of the junk in there!) , one on my desk, one on my coffee table and one on my night stand. […]
(Nuts in a Mason Jar!) My Mum doesn’t like us spending money on her. Especially for Mother’s Day. But it’s always nice to do something, even if it’s something small. It’s the thought that counts after all. Mum loves nuts; who doesn’t right!? So I figured it would be nice to give her something that doesn’t […]
For my first project I thought I’d tackle something simple, yet still useful. I have loads of ribbons, they’re all dumped in a basket just waiting to tangle with each other. With my nifty mason jar ribbon holder they’re now safely stored in a tangle free zone. My inspiration came from a post I found on […]
The humble mason jar has been on a serious come-back for a while now. What used to be solely reserved for people like my Granddad, and his case loads of preserved peaches, (literally case loads! I now have an aversion to tinned peaches because of the sheer amount of preserved peaches we used to have […]