Terms of Use

Last updated: April 2026

Welcome to Batch and Bubble (“we”, “us”, “our”). By accessing or using this website at batchandbubble.com (the “Site”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use this Site.

1. About This Site

Batch and Bubble is an informational website providing DIY personal care recipes, tutorials, ingredient guides, and related content. We are based in Queensland, Australia. The Site is operated by the owner of Batch and Bubble as a sole trader or small business.

2. Informational Purpose Only

All content published on this Site — including recipes, tutorials, ingredient recommendations, formulation guides, and product suggestions — is provided for informational and educational purposes only.

Nothing on this Site constitutes:

  • Professional cosmetic chemistry advice
  • Medical or dermatological advice
  • Pharmaceutical advice
  • Safety certification or regulatory compliance guidance

You should always consult a qualified professional before making decisions that could affect your health, skin, or safety.

3. DIY Safety Disclaimer

Many recipes and tutorials on this Site involve ingredients that can be hazardous if handled incorrectly, including but not limited to:

  • Sodium hydroxide (lye)
  • Potassium hydroxide
  • Essential oils at high concentrations
  • Preservatives and pH-adjusting chemicals

Conditioning bar ingredients, including BTMS-50 and conditioning oils, can make wet shower surfaces slippery if product residue comes into contact with the floor. Rinse the shower floor thoroughly after use and take care when moving around a wet shower. Use a non-slip mat if needed.

By using any recipe or tutorial on this Site, you acknowledge and agree that:

  • You are solely responsible for your own safety and the safety of others in your workspace
  • You will wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) including gloves, safety glasses, and protective clothing when handling caustic or sensitising ingredients
  • You will conduct your own research into the safe handling of all ingredients before use
  • Results may vary depending on your ingredients, equipment, environment, and technique
  • Batch and Bubble accepts no liability for any injury, allergic reaction, chemical burn, slipping accident, property damage, or other adverse outcome resulting from following or adapting any content published on this Site
  • You will always patch test finished products on a small area of skin before full use
  • You will not use lye-based recipes with or around children or unsupervised individuals unfamiliar with the hazards involved

If you are unsure about any ingredient or process, please consult a qualified cosmetic chemist before proceeding.

4. Affiliate Links and Commercial Relationships

This Site participates in affiliate marketing programs. This means that some links on this Site are affiliate links — if you click a link and make a purchase, Batch and Bubble may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.

Specifically:

Amazon Associates: Batch and Bubble is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.au and related Amazon sites.

We also participate in other affiliate programs including but not limited to supplier and retailer programs relevant to the DIY personal care and soap-making industry.

Our editorial standards: Affiliate relationships do not influence our recipe recommendations, ingredient preferences, or product reviews. We only recommend products and suppliers we have used or genuinely believe to be suitable for the purposes described. All opinions expressed on this Site are our own.

5. Display Advertising

This Site displays third-party advertisements served by advertising networks. These networks may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to serve ads based on your browsing history and interests. We do not control the content of third-party advertisements.

For more information about how advertising cookies work and how to opt out, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

6. Digital Products

From time to time, Batch and Bubble may sell digital products including recipe guides, formulation templates, eBooks, and similar downloadable content (“Digital Products”).

By purchasing a Digital Product, you agree that:

  • All sales of Digital Products are final. Due to the digital nature of these products, we do not offer refunds once a file has been downloaded, except where required by Australian Consumer Law.
  • Digital Products are for your personal use only. You may not reproduce, resell, redistribute, or share Digital Products without our express written permission.
  • Nothing in a Digital Product constitutes professional advice. The same informational disclaimer in Section 2 applies to all Digital Products.

Australian Consumer Law: Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes any rights you may have under the Australian Consumer Law (Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)), including any applicable consumer guarantees. Where the Australian Consumer Law applies, our liability is limited to resupplying the digital product or refunding the purchase price, at our discretion.

7. Intellectual Property

All content on this Site — including text, recipes, photographs, graphics, logos, and downloadable files — is the intellectual property of Batch and Bubble unless otherwise stated, and is protected under Australian copyright law.

You may:

  • Share links to our content
  • Quote brief excerpts with clear attribution and a link back to the original post

You may not:

  • Reproduce full articles, recipes, or tutorials on another website without our written permission
  • Use our photographs or graphics without permission
  • Scrape, copy, or republish our content for commercial purposes

If you wish to license or republish our content, please contact us.

8. User Comments and Submissions

If this Site allows comments or user submissions, by submitting content you grant Batch and Bubble a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to display, edit, and reproduce that content on this Site. You confirm that you own or have rights to any content you submit and that it does not infringe any third-party rights.

We reserve the right to remove any comment or submission at our discretion, including content that is offensive, misleading, irrelevant, or in breach of these Terms.

9. External Links

This Site contains links to third-party websites. These links are provided for your convenience and do not constitute an endorsement of those sites or their content. Batch and Bubble has no control over the content, privacy practices, or availability of external sites and accepts no responsibility for them.

10. Accuracy of Information

We take care to ensure that content on this Site is accurate at the time of publication. However, DIY formulation is a rapidly evolving field and information may become outdated. We make no warranties, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, completeness, or suitability of any content on this Site for any particular purpose.

Always verify critical safety information — particularly regarding ingredient concentrations, lye calculations, and preservative usage rates — using multiple sources and current industry references.

11. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Batch and Bubble and its owner(s) shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from your use of this Site or any content, product, or service obtained through this Site.

This includes but is not limited to damages arising from:

  • Errors or omissions in any recipe or tutorial
  • Personal injury or property damage from following content on this Site
  • Reliance on any product recommendation or ingredient suggestion
  • Interruption or unavailability of this Site

12. Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to update these Terms of Use at any time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. Your continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

13. Governing Law

These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of Queensland, Australia. Any dispute arising from these Terms or your use of this Site shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Queensland, Australia.

14. Contact

If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at:

Batch and Bubble Queensland, Australia

These Terms of Use were last reviewed in April 2026. They are provided as a good-faith effort to meet standard requirements for an Australian affiliate content site and should not be taken as formal legal advice. If you have specific legal concerns, consult a qualified Australian solicitor.