We get this question a lot: "I'm looking to make the sparkle body balm, but I don't understand this whole % by weight thing..? Can you convert it to grams or something?" Here is our answer: ...
http://tkbtrading.blogspot.com/2018/10/working-with-by-weight-in-recipe.html
We are often asked how to make the Tkb Gloss Base (formerly known as Versagel) more resistant to being wiped off the lips. The best ingredient to accoplish this is a wax and we are happy to...
http://tkbtrading.blogspot.com/2018/10/tweaking-tkb-gloss-base-to-make-it-more.html
In its 20+ years in business, TKB has rarely raised its prices. However, increasing material costs, tariffs against Chinese imports to the US, and increases to transportation and lab...
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How often do you stumble on a cosmetic formulation which calls for waxes, and specifically calls for "beeswax"? Pretty often would be my guess as beeswax has been used for 1000's of years in...
http://tkbtrading.blogspot.com/2018/09/about-sunflower-wax-and-rice-bran-wax.html
This blog post offers a recipe and tutorial for a lightweight blendable and buildable blush with a semi-matte sheen. Features of the recipe: Vegan, uses Sunflower and Rice Bran Wax. Include...
http://tkbtrading.blogspot.com/2018/09/making-mouse-blush-vegan-style.html
When I was 8 years old and dressing up for my imagined day, I painted my nails with white out and colored them in with permanent markers only to end up desperately scrubbing the ink and paint of...
http://tkbtrading.blogspot.com/2016/03/5-tips-to-unforgettable-wedding-day.html
It is shockingly easy and affordable to work with uncolored, bulk nail polish base to make your own unique creations. Our company started selling the material in early 2011. I had notice...
http://tkbtrading.blogspot.com/2016/01/working-with-bulk-nail-polish.html
Halloween came and went. While the cat was away the mice played as, apparently, there was a contest to see who could come up with the most creative "recycled costume" while I was out running ...
http://tkbtrading.blogspot.com/2015/11/early-november-updates-to-website.html
Birthin' our New Baby TKBTrading.com 5.0! TKB was founded in December 1997. Over the years, we have had plenty of .... simple-looking.... web designs. What we lacked in flash and siz...
http://tkbtrading.blogspot.com/2015/09/birthin-our-new-baby-tkbtrading.html
My Colors are So Lovely In April, I vended at the Handmade Soap and Cosmetics Guild (HSCG) annual trade show in Indiana. I introduced My Lovelies, a new line of hue-intense pigments perfec...
... back in 2010. I thought I'd share that story. Like everyone else, TKB started out in a basement. That was way back in 1995. Over the years, the basement expanded into a bedroom and t...
http://tkbtrading.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-universe-brought-me-building.html
2012 has been yet another year of organizing my company. I've made a lot of progress, enough that about six weeks ago I was starting to become clueless about what the next steps were, and ...
http://tkbtrading.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-universe-brought-me-conveyor.html
Eight months have passed since I wrote about inventory management and I am pleased to announce that we are finally putting our thoughts into action. This process represents a huge challenge f...
We recently worked with a tech person to help set up our Big Pour (an event where we invite local people to come in and shop in our warehouse), and he pointed out that even though we are an in...
http://tkbtrading.blogspot.com/2010/11/managing-inventory-interesting-website.html
Even the SBA likes to spread the rumor: Most startup businesses "fail" within the first five years . You've heard that, right? From the web, from your well-meaning friends, from your family. Thi...
http://tkbtrading.blogspot.com/2010/10/breaking-through-platitudes.html
I'm not going to say our "Big Pour" event was particularly easy to host -- it was a huge distraction from our usual daily routine and I've got lots of catching up to do. I'm also not going to b...
http://tkbtrading.blogspot.com/2010/10/tkbs-big-pour-quick-recap.html
Even though our company has been in Oakland for nearly 15 years, we've never really opened our doors to the local community, instead we have been "online". Lack of room and lack of English lang...
http://tkbtrading.blogspot.com/2010/09/shop-local-fast-buy-experiment.html
I returned last night from a 24-hour whirl to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Sioux Falls is the kind of America's heartland I had never much expected to find myself, but when your nephew marries th...
http://tkbtrading.blogspot.com/2010/07/commerce-and-cause-found-in-sioux-falls.html
This year has been my tipping point. It is the year that I have gone from sleeping well at night to tossing and turning. The year that my jaw began to clench. I have my eye on a couple culprits...
Recently, there have been videos on Youtube where concern is expressed regarding the safe use of pigments as cosmetics. When things get confusing like this I always suggest people go to th...
http://tkbtrading.blogspot.com/2010/07/safety-of-pigments.html
I attended the 2010 International Makeup Artists Trade Show (IMATS) in Los Angeles a little over a week ago. While I have wandered many a trade show, this was my first time at the IMATS and I ...
http://tkbtrading.blogspot.com/2010/07/commerce-and-cause-missed-opportunities.html
Here are two tips. 1) Set up a schedule: Monday = What's New, Tuesday = Recipe, Wednesday = Tip or Trick, and so forth. If you have a specific schedule like this, then it is kind of a no-brainer...
http://tkbtrading.blogspot.com/2010/04/where-to-get-ideas-for-your-blog.html
This past week, Oprah's Dr. Oz tried to increase his ratings by bashing Mineral Makeup as one of the most dangerous forms of color cosmetics. His basic concern was the inhalation hazard. Umm. OK...
http://tkbtrading.blogspot.com/2010/02/hey-dr-oz-how-about-fruit-and-flower.html
I am determined to drill this one down, because our customers would love to start using botanical additives for color cosmetics. The fear is that the FDA would act against them if they did. The ...
http://tkbtrading.blogspot.com/2010/02/determined-to-drill-this-one-down.html
I have been following the growth and changes at 100% Pure and I received some interesting responses. You can revisit that post and those responses here: http://tkbtrading.blogspot.com/search/labe...
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