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Rosemary extract is a great addition to any lotion, added at 0.5% to 1% during the cool down phase. Remember, we add it to the cool down phase because some of the polyphenols are heat sensitive, and we don’t want to have it use all its awesome anti-oxidizing power fighting off the heat before you’ve...
Here’s an e-mail from Marie: Can I just say that your blog is simply brilliant!! I am from the UK and love crafting my own stuff . May I ask you a question? Why stearic acid in lotions / creams? If reducing water can make a thicker cream, and using a heavier oil can do...
Rosemary extract offers anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties, which makes it perfect for anhydrous balms, unguents, and ointments. Because we will be looking at anhydrous products, we can’t use rosemary hydrosol without some kind of emulsifier, and the powdered extract will be a little harder to include. For the most part, if you want to use...
Rosemary is a good addition to hair care products, what with the claims of increased blood circulation and the ability to form a thin oily barrier on your skin or scalp, and with the claims rosemary can control sebum production. So let’s make a few hair care products that might be useful for someone with...
Which kind of rosemary extract should you seek? The goodness of rosemary is offered to us in many different ways – deodorized, bleached, hexane, methane, or acetone extracted. For the best levels of carnosic acid, choose hexane extracted. For the best levels of carnosol, acetone extracted is your choice. And for the best levels of...