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I am overwhelmed with how receptive everyone has been toward DIY week
and my concoctions in general!  Really, I am so happy to hear that so many of
you were inspired by this to try your own DIY.  There were a lot of questions
that I saw over and over, so hopefully this will help clarify things.  Let me know
if you have other questions, I am happy to answer them even if it might take
me a day or so to get back to you!

Where can I buy the raw ingredients to make

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my own Vita-Sea-Rum or Shark Sauce?
Actives City on my face: 0.09%
I have personally used Lotion Crafter (US-Based) and Skin Essential Actives
Tretinoin, 1% Clindamycin, 5% Azelaic
(Taiwan-based) to get my ingredients.  I then used Amazon Prime to grab most
Acid, 7% THDA, 15% L-AA, 5%
of my supplies.  This guide on /r/DIYBeauty has a list of suppliers as well.
Niacinamide, 3% N-
Acetylglucosamine, 5% Ceramides

Are you going to sell Vita-Sea or Shark Sauce?

Update:  Yes!  You can buy them at the  Holy Snails Shop! SEARCH BAR

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I bought this one from Amazon for $10, but I've seen it uctuate from $8-14. 
You also need a calibration weight to use it, which is sold separately for ~$3-5. 
I picked this one because it was the cheapest, and had a lot of positive
reviews.  It's not the bee's knees, but it will work.  If you get this model, I
suggest removing the battery cover on the bottom so it doesn't rock around. 
There are many 0.01g scales in this price range, and I'm sure they work just as POPULAR POSTS
well or even better.  Do not feel obligated to get this same one.

Can you write out the directions?

Yes, absolutely.  I've updated the spreadsheets to include directions.  I hope
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Vita-Sea-Rum
Simple C+E+Ferulic Acid
Shark Sauce
Holy Snail Water 

I can't nd the ingredients you used!

Sorry about that - I didn't use the full names they're listed as from where I got
them, and there can be a variety of products similarly named.  Let's see...
Tocopherol:  Vitamin E, Mixed Tocopherols 95% (LotionCrafter), Vitamin E
Oil USP (SEA)
Seamollient:  Sea Emollient (SEA)
Panthenol:  dl-Panthenol (LC)
Adventures in DIY: Vitamin C + E
Ceramides:  Ceramides Complex (LC)
+ Ferulic Acid Serum Part 1
What is the di erence between Sea Kelp
Bioferment and Seamollient?  Do I need
both?
You don't need both.  I used both because I had them.  Check out this thread
on SkincareTalk for more information, but in short, SKB is fermented,
Seamollient is not.  SKB can be a little stickier, and Seamollient less so.  I
bought both to make some hair care stu , but if you're only interested in facial
stu , I think SKB is better.  That's just a personal preference.  :)

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Will you do another giveaway?  A worldwide
giveaway?
I'm de nitely considering it.  There was WAY more interest in this than I
expected (I seriously thought maybe 10 people would enter) so maybe after I
reorder some supplies, I'll hold another giveaway and open it up for everyone.

These recipes have too many ingredients! 

Can you simplify it?
There is a Basic CE+FE recipe available here.  I've made a simpli ed version of
Shark Sauce, let's call it Holy Snail Water, available here, and it's literally the
easiest recipe ever.

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Ingredient % (g)
Thoughts on Vitamin C

Niacinamide 5 1.42

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N-Acetyl Glucosamine 2.5 0.71

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Licorice Root Extract 5 1.42
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If the consistency is too jelly for you, you can substitute out part or all of the
SKB for Aloe Vera Juice, or even just plain distilled water.
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hard, you just have to know if your ingredient is oil-based or water-based,
really.  Aloe vera juice?  That's mostly water.  Sea Kelp Bioferment?  Gooey, but
water-based.  Rosehip oil?  That's an oil.  Hyaluronic Acid?  Mostly water as
well.  So once you see that, it's easy to substitute.  If a recipe calls for 80%
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Distilled Water, you can easily fancy it up by adding 80% Hyaluronic Acid Stock
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(recipe/tutorial coming next) instead.  Or if it calls for 50% Distilled Water, you
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Shia Labeouf believes in you.  I believe in you.  We all believe in you.

The backbone of DIY is that it's a bunch of amateurs with a can-do spirit.  If you
had to have a Chemistry degree and years of cosmetic formulations to do this,
it wouldn't be DIY.  You'd be a professional.  These recipes de nitely look
intimidating - I remember when I rst got interested... there was SO much out
there to absorb.  It took me weeks before I nally bit the bullet and even
ordered the materials.  The recipes were literally just that - recipes, with no
directions.  I had to learn a lot on my own through trial and error, and
hopefully my mistakes will help you avoid making the same.  (I didn't know
how to dissolve the ferulic acid, or emulsify with the Poly 80, or so many other
things.)  I suggest starting out with tiny batches - my rst couple were 10 - 15
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 ml.  That way if it doesn't turn out the way you want, you're not wasting a lot of
product.  This isn't as easy as mashing an avocado to smear onto your face,
but it's not hard.  It's literally just measuring out ingredients and mixing them
together, except sometimes it has to be done in a certain order, and
sometimes some things have to go into a water bath.

Also, don't forget that there are wonderful communities out there who are full
of supportive, friendly people, who've been there, done that.  r/DIYBeauty has
an outstandingly knowledgeable mod and everyone is very friendly.  I lurk
around on Essential Day Spa's DIY section for some killer recipes.  I'm still a
novice too, and we can all learn together.  I think the more people who get in
on the #DIYRevolution, the more we can inspire (or force) big cosmetic
companies to shape up and start making products that actually have a good
enough concentration of the right ingredients to produce the same dramatic
results that we can get, playing mad scientist in our pajamas in our kitchen.
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