Month: May 2010

Question: How does Lush use fresh fruit in their products?

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Anonymous posted this comment: My interest in you replicating the lush bar is that I was hoping you could explain what exactly is implied when they list ingredients such as “fresh kiwi” or “fresh bananas”. I’ve never understood how you could include fresh fruit in preservative free conditioner bar. For a company that goes on...

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Shampoo: Strengthening shampoos

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I am noticing a real trend in advertising shampoos as “strengthening” your hair. (I’m looking at you L’Oreal and Herbal Essences). What exactly does this mean? How does a shampoo strengthen? Well, it doesn’t. (I kinda of covered this topic in my post on L’Oreal’s EverStrong shampoo…) Using the right kinds of surfactants in the right...

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Shampoo: Creating a daily use shampoo

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How does a daily use shampoo differ from a not-daily use shampoo? A daily use shampoo is intended to be used every day, whereas a regular shampoo would be used every 3 to 4 days. It will contain about half the amount of surfactants in a normal shampoo because we don’t want to strip away...

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Question: Can you substitute laureth-3 for laureth-4?

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Anonymous asked…Can i replace Laureth-4 for Laureth-3? I’m trying to do up a oil shower gel & i’m using MIPA –Laureth Sulfate as the suractant…Great question! Let’s take a look at what laureth-4 is, then figure out if it can be substituted by laureth-3. Laureth-3 and -4 are ethers, subcategory alkoxylated alcohols. They are non-ionic...

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Shampoo: A conditioning shampoo with SCI for normal to oily hair.

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I did mention my love of SCI, right? With a few small modifications, we can alter the recipe intended for dry hair for normal to oily haired girls who love SCI as much as I do! First off, make sure you are using the SCI without stearic acid – the granules like Jordapon prilled contain...

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