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Crazy for Mango Butter! This week's ingredient spotlight is all about Mango Butter! No doubt most of you have heard of, and have also used, shea butter and/or cocoa butter, but mango butter is my favorite go-to butter for most...
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Let's Exfoliate! This week I’m breaking down the importance of exfoliation, my favorite types of exfoliants, and which ones are best for all of your bits and pieces!
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Natural Isolates. A new way to add aroma naturally. If you have tried our candles, you know how delicious they smell! And if you can believe it, the aroma is 100% natural. Avoiding synthetic fragrances is part the Bella Vita...
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HI! Hola! Aloha! It's me Karli Rose, owner, creator, and formulator of Bella Vita Apothecary. There are so many things that I have learned, and am learning, on my journey as a cosmetic formulator. Today I’m going to share a little of what I have learned about fragrances.......
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An illusive word floating in the ethereal....just out of reach. But how do you grab that big red ballon and float away with it, learn to trust it? And how do you bring it back down, firmly planted, two feet on the ground?