A Practical Guide to Handling, Dilution, and Risks Most plants are capable of producing oils in some shape or form and man has learned about them over thousands of years. Advanced civilisations gradually mastered the knowledge of how to extract them from the plants and use them for medicines, fragrance properties, culinary uses and even…
Summer blew itself out in spectacular and typically British style here in Nottinghamshire. It is the middle of September and the office heating came on as the wireless thermostat detected the air at less than our set point of 18 degrees. Preparing Our Festive Handcrafted Soaps We have noticed that our followers at the craft…
As the days grow longer and the scent of summer starts to stir, we’re busy behind the scenes at Dawn to Dusk Alchemy with exciting updates, new creations, and seasonal favourites returning. Here’s what’s new… A Creamier Cocoa Crème de Methe Our ever-popular Cocoa Crème de Methe soap now carries a cunning update to its…
An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic (does not mix with water) and lipophilic (mixes with other oils). Oils are usually flammable and surface-active. Most oils are unsaturated lipids that are liquid at room temperature. The above is the Wikipedia definition of oil and generally all oils fall into three categories; Animal, Vegetable and Petrochemical. At Dawn to Dusk Alchemy we…
