a new link to a recipe site

[jazzypom]

it is www.makeyourcosmetics.com

it is a real good resource for body butters and stuff. They do tend to flag some products, but... ah so!

[acjazz28]

Thanks for such an informative link :-) The jasmine hair honey sounds like something I'd like to try soon! That's a site that I'll have to add to my links section on my website :wink: Thanks again...

[Maestradiva77]

Thanks for the link!

[Hypnotizze]

@ jazzypom

What a good link! Have you made any of these things yourself and how easy/difficult was it to get hold of the ingredients??

[jazzypom]

@hypnotizze:

i have done the 'fresh' recipes. You know, the one that calls for milk and all those ingredients that you need to use fast and once. I found those recipes effective.

For the others, welll... living in the uk you know that we cant get ingredients 'just so', so i have found some sites (a recent discovery from www.handbag.com) that would help. Since i have found them, i do intend to get my containers, whisker and supplies together in order to start making my own skin and hair recipes. Without much ado these are;

www.naturallythinking.com - i found that this site was helpful. they sell floral waters, conditioner and shampoo bases, base oils and e.o.'s at a competitive rate. They deliver fast, and you get a hand written note from the son, danny (its a family run business based in surrey)

www.aromatherapy-online.co.uk (?) unsure of their internet signature. They sell hydrosols - which are floral waters with a few drops of the same essential oils in 'em. Like the rose hydrosol would have a few drops of the rose e.o. from the distillation process. The also sell absolutes and concretes.

www.baldwins.co.uk - they do sell cocoa butter online. Also, tinctures, pippettes and containers.

Based on the easily liquid perishable ones, the results are ace, and the directions are easy. I am definately going to try the more complicated ones with my twist, though.

HTH!

yours

jazz

[Hypnotizze]

@ Jazzypom

You do not understand what you have started! I LOVE naturallythinking website. I have been looking for something like this for so long (obviously not hard enough lol)...based in the UK :P

And Baldwins....... I don't know where you live but Baldwins brings back so many memories for me...like being around 5 and going there with my grandma to buy sasaparilla (sp) (and you could buy sasaparilla by the glass in the shop lol).

But I disgress lol, they do some good stuff in there...looks like i'm due a trip huh?

Thanks again :D

[jazzypom]

no probs, hypnotizze. I am in nottingham bye the bye. From what i gather, naturallythinking should have some butters (shea, and avocado and mango) available soon. I dunno the time frame though.

there are quite a few websites in the uk that are along these lines. I found the second one on google. Well, glad that it worked out for yah.

you need to tell me what you are doing! I have my eye on the blue voilet absulute. I want my hair to smell pretty as well as look it!

[Nubiyan]

Oooooooooooooh. That first website looks wonderful!

[Na]

Wat a great link. Thanks for sharing.

[CEE26]

thanks for the links :D

[Hypnotizze]

@ jazzypom

I'm going to Baldwins today (it's within easy distance of where I live) I want to get the shampoo base and some other bits.

No doubt i'll end up buying 3/4 of the shop lol :)

[Info]

it is www.makeyourcosmetics.com

it is a real good resource for body butters and stuff. They do tend to flag some products, but... ah so!

Hey, cool links, thanks! :D

[CurlyCrly]

......such as panthenol (emollient) and lecithin (emollient and emulsifier), Cetearyl Alcohol (emulsifier), Hydrolyzed Silk Amino Acid, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Oat Amino Acids, PABA, paraben preservatives, and others. www.essentialwholesale.com/


This site has decent fragrance oils and other products.
www.brambleberry.com


oils, butters, fo, eo, etc.
www.the-sage.com/

[CurlyCrly]

http://www.planetpretty.com/breabeaurec2.htm

[Lyvy]

THANX 2 EVERYONE for these links. I am interested in making my own natural products 2 but did not no where 2 begin. This is GREAT!! Thank U!! :angel:

[jazzypom]

for uk nappies, some other sites for shea butter and base materials (so we can stop bothering cocoapuff :wink: )

www.alexander-essentials.com

https://secure.bay-house.co.uk

HTH!

j/pom

[Hypnotizze]

for uk nappies, some other sites for shea butter and base materials (so we can stop bothering cocoapuff :wink: )

www.alexander-essentials.com

https://secure.bay-house.co.uk

HTH!

j/pom

Hey Jazzy, thank you for that BUT I went to Brixton today and I found SHEA BUTTER :D and I am soooooooooooo happy. It cost me 50p for about 2 or 3 ounces I think it is. I got it from an African shop (just like cocoa said to - I must thank her!).

All I need now is aloe vera.....any suggestions anyone?? (other than stealing a leaf off my grandma's plant - which I'm gonna do tomorrow lol)



Edited because: I just saw that they sell aloe vera on the bay house website... I'm about to order some :) Thanx again Jazzy


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