by Julie, Founder & Formulator | Jun 30, 2026 | Everlasting Journal
I trained as a formulator in organic and natural skin care. Essential oils were the standard I learned, the standard I trusted. For a long time, essential oils were the only thing I would put in a product carrying my name. Fragrance oils, in my experience and...
by Julie, Founder & Formulator | May 27, 2026 | Everlasting Journal
It started innocently enough. I wasn’t feeling well, and like any self-respecting formulator, I did what any reasonable person would do. I made shower steamers. Menthol crystals, eucalyptus, peppermint. The kind that hit you the second the hot water starts and...
by Julie, Founder & Formulator | May 17, 2026 | Everlasting Journal
Right now, as you read this, your white blood cells are producing hypochlorous acid — one of the most powerful cleaning molecules known to science. It neutralizes pathogens on contact. It leaves zero toxic residue. And when it’s finished doing its job, it breaks...
by Julie, Founder & Formulator | May 10, 2026 | Everlasting Journal
I don’t get excited easily about ingredients anymore. After years of formulating, you develop a healthy skepticism. Every oil has a marketing story. Every supplier has a superlative. I’ve learned to go straight past the claims and into the research — the...
