#lotion making

[aphrodisiacal-nyx]

List of things I want to learn before I die:

1) To fulfill my fashion demands

 Sewing

 Knitting

 Jewelry making

2) To please my sweet tooth

 Candy and chocolate making

 Learning how to make Boba tea & variety of other beverages

 Baking

3) Self-care

 Candle-making

 Lotion making

4) To achieve aesthetic pleasure:

 Photography

 Cross Stitching

 Scrapbooking

 Envelope making

 Basket weaving

 Making aromas

5) Relearning my old hobbies

 Drawing

 Calligraphy

[celticdeviant-blog]

Am I a genius for thinking of this or an idiot for not thinking of this sooner?

[sailorzeo]

TFW...

...someone you made a product for tells you something surprising about it.

I make this heavy-duty hand salve for friends and family.  I got the recipe during one of MMS’s “tell us what’s in your pantry” events; I submitted what I had on hand, and asked for a cuticle oil or a hand salve, as working at a print shop was basically sucking all the moisture out of my hands, leaving them dry and rough.  Over time, I had to substitute mango butter for the macadamia butter, since MMS no longer carries macadamia butter.

Two of my friends have told me how awesome the salve is on FEET.  One said it was all she needed to get through the Ohio winter without a problem.  The other said that it was actually working to REMOVE her callouses.  

I’d tried it on my own feet before, but never long-term, and since I hate wearing socks, I didn’t really get very much out of it.  But this year, since I used another Shiny Foot foot peel, I figured I would at least try it, to extend the whole “soft new feet” feel.  I’ve been using it diligently since Saturday, and I can definitely feel a difference.  Here’s hoping I can remember to keep it up.  My feet are something my mother constantly criticised about me, so if I can keep them nice and soft, maybe she won’t have anything to say when I go back in May.

[casstaway-friend]

Second batch of tallow going today. I am just going to try doing a batch a day if possible.

[celticdeviant-blog]

Am I a genius for thinking of this or an idiot for not thinking of this sooner?

[raidell]

My first big lotion batch in my new kitchenaid mixer failed completely :(

[raidell]

printing your own product labels fucking SUUUUUUUCCCCCKKKKKSSSSSS

[raidell]

one of the things on my list to buy for lotion making is coffee butter, but... what if i just used straight up real brewed coffee instead of water, and then used different butters with more interesting properties???