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Crafter's Choice™ Chamomile Water Essential Hydrosol
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Chamomile is commonly used as a soothing and calming scent. Chamomile Water Essential Hydrosol can be used as a calming and relaxing spray or an addition to cosmetics. Incorporate into the water phase of the formula. It can be used in CP soaps, face masks, shampoos, linen spray, lotion and more!
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Crafter's Choice™ Luffa Powder - Natural
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All natural soft, fine Luffa Powder makes for a great exfoliant. Our luffa is ground to a soft powder so the size and shape of product is unlikely to damage sensitive skin. Add to bars of soap for a sand-like look and a natural exfoliant! Also works great in scrubs.
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Crafter's Choice™ Cornstarch - Pure
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Cornstarch is a dense powder made from a portion of the corn kernel. Corn starch can replace talc 1:1 in formulations. Cornstarch is commonly used in baby powder, bath powder and foot powder! It can also be used as a thickening agent in lotion and bubble cakes.
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Crafter's Choice™ Slick Fix - Oil Locking Powder
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This is a form of tapioca starch that has been specially treated to lock in oil. Gives a soft silky feel to lotion formulas and absorbs fragrance oil in dry bath powder allowing it to release in the bath water. Use in milk bath, lotion, lotion bars and more!
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Crafter's Choice™ Chamomile Butter Blend
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Our Chamomile Butter blend contains sweet almond oil and chamomile extract which is thought to be great in dry skin. This All Natural Additive with chamomile extract is very popular in body butter, lotion bars and creams.
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Crafter's Choice™ Pumice Powder
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Pumice is a natural exfoliant which is made up of volcanic ash! The fine particle size of this pumice powder provides exfoliation properties and color variation in products. Enhance bars of soap or scrubs with this cosmetic pumice powder.
Mesh size is 80-200. Grade is 0-1/2.
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Crafter's Choice™ Lanolin Butter
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Lanolin is extracted from sheep's wool. Our product is pure anhydrous lanolin and is used as an emollient in skincare products. This is commonly used in lotions, lip balm, creams and hair conditioners.
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Melt Point: 110ºF
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Crafter's Choice™ Bubble Cake Hardener
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Our Bubble Cake Hardener is contains a higher-grade of Potassium Bitartrate, also known as Cream of Tartar, which is specifically designed for cosmetic use. Bubble cake hardener is a great ingredient to add to bubble cakes/bubble bars and bath bombs to uniformly harden the formulation.
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Crafter's Choice™ Tucuma Butter
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Tucuma Butter is considered to have high levels of Lauric, Myristic and Oleoic fatty acids which are all thought to moisturize the skin and hair. This butter has a natural gloss and glide that can be useful in hair care, massage and lotion formulations.
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Melt Point: 90ºF
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Crafter's Choice™ Chamomile Extract - Water Soluble
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Chamomile Extract is used to enhance handmade cosmetics because chamomile flowers have a calming and soothing scent. Use this water soluble extract to naturally enhance your soaps, lotions, facial creams, bath products and more.
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Crafter's Choice™ Green Tea Extract - Water Soluble
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Green Tea Extract is a water soluble extract that brings the skin-loving and awakening properties to handmade products! Use Green Tea Extract in face masks, face soaps, lotions, creams and more! Light green tea aroma.
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Crafter's Choice™ Nettle Extract - Water Soluble
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Nettle is commonly used in cosmetics because it is thought to soothe irritated skin, as well as absorb unwanted oils. Use Nettle Extract in water soluble products such as hair conditioners, lotions and creams. Mild scent.
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Crafter's Choice™ European Spa Salt - Fine Grain
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Our European Sea Salt is solar evaporated and harvested from the pristine waters of the Mediterranean Sea! Produced using solar evaporation. Thought to be the purest salts in the world. All Natural. Use in homemade salt scrubs, bath salts, foot soaks and soap.
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Crafter's Choice™ Lauryl Glucoside Surfactant
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Lauryl Glucoside (Plantaren® 1200 UP) is biodegradable surfactant. Often used as a primary or a co-surfactant in soaps, shampoos, shower gels and bubble bath formulations where mildness is desired.
When used in conjunction with difficult-to-thicken surfactants, it enhances viscosity and increases foam volume in low-foaming formulations. Research applications before use.
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Crafter's Choice™ Glyceryl Caprylate/Caprate
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Glyceryl Caprylate/Caprate 100% vegetable derived thickener and surfactant enhancer. Used in a wide variety of formulations such as soaps, shampoos, body washes, and scrubs. It's EcoCert Certified since it is derived from all natural sources. All vegetable oil and vegetable glycerin derived.
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Crafter's Choice™ Evening Primrose Oil
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Evening Primrose Oil is a luxurious product that offers an unusually concentrated source of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA). Natural scent. Use this awesome oil in whipped butters, body oils and creams.
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Crafter's Choice™ Cranberry Butter Blend
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Cranberry Butter Blend for cosmetics contains a proprietary blend of Shea Butter, Jojoba Oil and Cranberry Fruit which has one of the highest ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity)...this means it is VERY high in anti-oxidant properties!! Add this amazing cranberry butter to whipped butter, creams, scrubs, lip balms and more.
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Melt Point: 110ºF
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Crafter's Choice™ Poppy Seeds
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All natural poppy seeds can be used to provide mild exfoliation properties and color variation in products. The seeds add a beautiful black spotted design to soaps and work especially well in suspended soap bases. A little goes a long way!
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Crafter's Choice™ Macadamia Nut Oil
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Macadamia Nut Oil is a very versatile oil that is a great addition to many handmade cosmetics. It is great in massage oils because it does not stain the skin or clothing. Use use this smooth oil in body oils, soaps, lip balms and more!
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Crafter's Choice™ Bubble Wash Pearlizer
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Conveniently contains coconut oil fatty acids which can be added at room temperature to liquid soap, shower gel and bubble bath formulas. Easy to use and produces excellent foaming and pearlescent results.
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Crafter's Choice™ Black Sea Salt - Small
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Black Sea Salt is solar-evaporated Pacific sea salt combined with activated charcoal made from coconut shells. Small grain size is ideal for bath soaks and salt bars.
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Crafter's Choice™ European Spa Salts - Coarse Grain
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This lovely salt is produced using solar evaporation in a region of the Mediterranean Sea. It is thought of as the purest salt in the world. All Natural. Fine Grain Spa Salts are ideal in salt scrubs, bath salts, foot soaks and soap.
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Crafter's Choice™ Tamanu Oil
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Tamanu Oil can be used in a variety of applications because of its many perceived benefits to the skin and hair. Our Tamanu Oil is extracted from the nut kernels of the Tamanu Tree and is virgin and unrefined. Use this oil in soap, salve, cream and more!
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Crafter's Choice™ Horsetail Butter Blend
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Horsetail Butter Blend has real horsetail plant extract which is a popular ingredient in facial care and lotion. This all natural butter is a soft, green butter that is commonly used in skincare for dry skin. Can also be used in hair care!
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Melt Point: 104ºF
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Crafter's Choice™ Polyquaternium 7
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Polyquaternium 7 Polyquaternium 7 liquid is an excellent additive for hair and skin products to provide softness and conditioning without excessive build-ups. light hair conditioning and compatibility enhancing properties to hair without excessive build up. Perfect for use in shampoo, shower gels, and leave-in hair conditioners. Compatible with most surfactant systems. Skin care applications include shaving creams, lotions, deodorants and more.
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Crafter's Choice™ Brown Sugar - Raw Demerara Crystals
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Raw Demerara Brown Sugar Crystals come in the form of large, golden crystals. Also called "Raw Sugar". These large granules are perfect for sugar scrubs for the body and hands, and look beautiful on top of soap! Not recommended for facial scrubs.
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Crafter's Choice™ Disodium EDTA Chelate
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Disodium EDTA is a chelating agent often used as a preservative to help keep a formula stable and prevent changes to texture, odor, or color. It can also enhance the foaming action of skin and hair-care products and improve "rinsability".
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Crafter's Choice™ Calendula - Petals Only
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Calendula Flowers, also known as Marigold, are bright yellow flowers. Used to provide a natural botanical element to products. Great for aromatic, hand blended potpourri, bath teas and embellishing soap. The petals can be infused in oil for use in creams, lotions and other cosmetics as well.
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Crafter's Choice™ Dipropylene Glycol (DPG)
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Thought to provide humectant properties to products. It is also used as the carrier base for fragrancing incense! Use this product in lotions, creams or your own incense!
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Crafter's Choice™ Green Tea Butter Blend
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Green Tea Butter blend that contains real green tea powder and almond oil. This product is often used in before-sun skincare because of the amazing properties real green tea brings. Use Green Tea Butter in your handmade soaps and cosmetics for a natural green, moisturizing product!
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Melt Point: 104ºF
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Crafter's Choice™ Oat Hydrolysate PF
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Our Oat Hydrolysate PF, preserved with all natural leucidal liquid, is a perfect way to add superior moisturizing benefits to your favorite hair and skin formulations. Oat protein is very soothing and the Oat hydrolysate is an effective way to increase conditioning properties of a product for use on dry skin.
Oat Hydrolysate PF can be added to moisturizers, cleansers and serums. Oat Hydrolysate PF can also be added to shampoos and conditioners to create a silky smooth feeling on hair.
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Crafter's Choice™ Hazelnut Oil
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Hazelnut Oil is a very popular oil that is used in products for oily skin such as face soap. All Natural. Refined and Expeller Pressed. Use hazelnut oil in soaps, bath fizzies and more and pair with one of our Hazelnut Fragrance Oils for the ultimate experience.
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Rose Petals - Red Buds & Leaves
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These bright blooms and leaves come from the Dog Rose. Used to provide a beautiful botanical element to products. Great for aromatic, hand blended potpourri and bath teas. Infuse in oil for use in handmade skin cleansers, soaps, lotions and creams.
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Crafter's Choice™ Tapioca Starch - Pure
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Tapioca Starch is used as a Talc replacement in cosmetics. Imparts a smooth, soft feel on the skin. Use in Bath powders, body powder, natural shave creams and lotions!
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Crafter's Choice™ Zinc Oxide
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Pure Zinc Oxide is used in a wide variety of applications including: Creams, Ointments, Lotions and pigment (white) for paper.
It is thought to help calm redness and inflammation associated with conditions like acne and diaper rash.
Known for its ability to block the sun's UVA rays, it is often used in sunscreens.
Zinc oxide also has antimicrobial properties, and it may control bacterial growth on the skin.
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Crafter's Choice™ Decyl Glucoside Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate Blend
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Decyl Glucoside Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate Blend is an exceptional natural surfactant blend that works well in Shampoos, Body Washes, Face Washes and Baby Care products. Mildness coupled with stable, dense foam (comparable to many sulfated blends) this blend is perfectly suited as the primary surfactant blend for formulating a wide range of products - using only renewable, plant based surfactants.
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Leucidal Liquid SF MAX
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Leucidal Liquid SF MAX is a broad spectrum probiotic preservative. It has tightened specifications for due to the optimization of the fermentation process. The results is a higher preservation success rate. This preservative adds skin and hair conditioning properties. Use with AMTicide Coconut for added protection against yeast and mold.
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Paraben Free. Formaldehyde Free.
Manufacturing Temperatures: No Higher than 158ºF
Formula pH: Best Between pH 3 and pH 8, below 6 preferred
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Crafter's Choice™ Buttermilk Powder
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All natural Buttermilk Powder is often used in soap for the creamy lather that it produces on skin. Buttermilk Powder can be used in soap, lotion bars, bath fizzies, milk bath and face masks.
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Crafter's Choice™ Shorea (Sal) Butter
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Shorea/Sal Butter is considered to have high levels of uniform triglycerides which are thought help with oxidation and stability in formulations. Most popular in lotion bars due to the high levels of stearic and oleic fatty acids. Shorea Butter can be used in silky body butters, lotion bars, lip balms and more!
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Melt Point: 97ºF
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Crafter's Choice™ Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
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Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, an easy to use surfactant, is great in many personal care applications, including bubble baths, shampoos, & body cleansers.
It makes a moderate lather, cleans without defatting the skin, giving a rich, conditioning effect. Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate is stable over a wide pH range which makes it ideal for many personal care and household applications.
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Crafter's Choice™ Bamboo Extract - Water Soluble
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Bamboo Extract comes from real bamboo plants grown in the United States.This product allows you to add rich attributes to your formulations! It is a great additive to your hair, skin and nail products!
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Leucidal Liquid SF
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Leucidal Liquid SF is a preservative that restricts the growth of microorganisms by acidifying its environments. While doing so, it produces peptides that provide the broad spectrum antimicrobial protection. Use with AMTicide Coconut for added protection against yeast and mold.
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Paraben Free. Formaldehyde Free.
Manufacturing Temperatures: No Higher than 158ºF
Formula pH: Best Between pH 3 and pH 8
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Crafter's Choice™ Magnesium Stearate
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Magnesium Stearate is a soft, white powder that is commonly used in mineral make-up, natural deodorant and lotion formulations. This powder provides anti-caking, slip, glide and texture properties to eyeshadows and blush base, as well as a non-slick feel to lotions and creams.
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Crafter's Choice™ Carrot Seed Extract - Water Soluble
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Carrot Seed extract is popularly used in cosmetics because carrots are full of antioxidants! It is a great ingredient to add appeal to your handmade cosmetics. Use Carrot Seed Extract in facial cleansers, eye serums, face masks and hair treatment products!
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Crafter's Choice™ Wheat Germ Oil
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Wheat Germ Oil is thought to be rich in naturally occurring antioxidants including vitamin E and beta carotene. It has excellent skin care properties due to its low odor and good spread-ability. You can use Wheat Germ Oil in recipes for Belly Balms, Cuticle Creams and Hand Creams.
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Crafter's Choice™ Propylene Glycol
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Propylene glycol is a clear, viscous fluid that is recognized as a humectant. Propylene glycol also serves as a solvent and a viscosity decreasing agent. Incorporate Propylene Glycol in your cosmetic formulations such as face wash, lotion or hair products to help lock in moisture.
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Crafter's Choice™ Pumice Powder - Super Fine for Sensitive Skin
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This natural Pumice Powder from volcanic ash is extra fine, giving it very mild exfoliation properties. It is light tan in color but the color varies in soap and cosmetics. This pumice is ideal for gentle face washes and soaps to be used on sensitive skin.
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Crafter's Choice™ Bath Water Crystals - Medium
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This high mineral sea salt will increase the quality of any bath salt recipe. Natural sea water and an advanced filtration system makes these salts uniform, white and clean. Can be fragranced and colored or left as is. Use in salt bars, bath salts and aroma crystals!
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Rustic Escentuals: Sweetener
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Made from Stevia suspended in organic Coconut Oil, this sweetener is an all-natural and vegan-friendly way to sweeten your lip balms and lip glosses. This oil based formula is easy to use and mixes well in any oil based formula. You can use this sweetener with any of our Flavor Oils along with our Soy Lip Balm Base to make a 100% vegan-friendly product.
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Crafter's Choice™ Glycol Distearate
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Glycol Distearate (EGDS) is a natural, easy-to-use pearlizing agent, emollient, and opacifier. EGDS will contribute body, opacity and a soft velvety feel to water-based formulations. It can even add viscosity at higher usage levels.
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Crafter's Choice™ Neem Oil
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Neem Oil is a very popular oil because it is thought to have many natural uses, such as help keep bugs away! Neem Oil is used in many retail skin creams and cosmetics. It has a very strong odor nut/garlic odor. Popular ingredient in skin care and pet shampoo and spray!
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Crafter's Choice™ Walnut Shell Powder
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Walnut Shell Powder is prepared by controlled grinding of the shells of walnuts. Use this fine grain exfoliant in your soaps and scrubs to provide a gentle exfoliation that will leave skin soft and smooth. Use it soaps, face scrubs and body scrubs.
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Crafter's Choice™ Lemon Peel Granules
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Lemon is a natural astringent, antiseptic, and bactericide. Lemon Peel Granules are used in face and skin care for these properties and as an exfoliant. Our Lemon Peel Granules are a small grain size and provide mild exfoliation.
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Crafter's Choice™ Soy Butter Blend
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Our Soy Butter Blend is a soft butter which exhibits excellent spread-ability on the skin, making it ideal as a massage butter. Thought to leave the skin feeling hydrated and softened.
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