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Which Hyaluronic Acid is Better: HMW or LMW?

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Okay so if you have been anywhere near the skincare side of the internet in the last few years you have definitely come across hyaluronic acid. It is everywhere. Serums, moisturizers, toners, sheet masks, lip products, you name it, somebody has added hyaluronic acid to it.  And honestly it deserves the hype because this one ingredient does ALOT for skin hydration. But what nobody really talks about clearly enough is the fact that hyaluronic acid comes in different molecular weights and they actually do different things to your skin.  When people ask me which hyaluronic acid is better, the honest answer I give is that, it depends on what you are trying to do.  So understanding the difference between the two is probably the most important thing you can learn about this ingredient. Well let me start from the beginning though because before we can even start talking about molecular weight we need to understand what hyaluronic acid actually is and why your skin needs...
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Tea Tree & Charcoal Facial Soap for Sensitive Skin

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Some days I love soaping… and some days I hate it 😭 There are days I don’t enjoy the whole soaping process at all. I don’t want to measure oils. I don’t want to mix lye. And lining the mold? Please.  That one annoys me the MOST. But I still want soap.  And this particular day,   I was exhausted… but my previous facial bar was almost finished and you know, cold process soap needs  4–6 weeks  to cure. Meaning if I didn't make some on that particular day, I’ll be out here suffering. 😭  Funny thing is: the first time I made this soap, it went smoothly. The second time?  Disaster!   Tbvh, it just turned mushy and unmolding day was not fun.  (Should I share the story or not? Reply yes in the comments to let me know) This is how it looked going in.  Which just proves that tiredness can turn you into a different soap maker entirely. An...
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Making Soaping Easier: Meet FormuMate's Soap Calculator and My Big Plans

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If you have somehow found this page because your usual soap calculator is down or you are searching for a new soap calculator, then WELCOME! You are right where you need to be, now head on and use the tool: FormuMateSoapCalc . If you are still here, (here meaning on this page, still reading) well then listen up. Some time ago, I was all set to make a new batch of soap I had been iterating through in my mind all week. I was ready to go, I wrote down the recipe and then headed to soap calc to get the values of lye and water I needed. Mind you I DO know how to calculate the amount manually but I always crosscheck with the calculator, because lye is not something you want to guess about. Back to what I was saying, yeah I went on soap calc, entered my values hit calculate and tried opening the results page aaand Nothing! Hmm weird, let me give it an hour. Still nothing, then I finally checked if soapcalc was down and Yes it was, Yes it...
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Shea Butter Cold Process Soap Bar

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Today we will be exploring the beautiful world of shea butter soap making... In all honesty I kind of laid it on thick there, but we are actually going to make a shea butter soap. I probably should add some fluff at this point like how it's great for your skin, it's deeply nourishing and helps with eczema, well I just did so let's dive right in shall we 😂😂😂. Wait! let me first tell you how this recipe was born, because it's honestly kind of ridiculous. I have eczema. Like, proper shit skin that flares up if I accidentally LOOK at the wrong things.  An eczema Flare-Up Naturally, I decided "hey, I should make my own soap!" Because why buy gentle soap when you can potentially create your own and make millions right? 😂😂😂 So I set out to learn about making soap. I watched a few YouTube videos, thought I was a soap master after 20 minutes of research (the confidence!), and decided that I was ready to create my first bar. But there was a big problem...
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