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There’s been an ongoing debate about the everlasting flower absolute in the Lush Afterlife moisturizer. It’s not helichrysum but this wonderful plant, the marsh cudweed. After quite a bit of research, I found some reasons why this plant might be found in a moisturizer. It contains caffeic acid, which is a powerful anti-oxidant, a great...
There’s been a lot of debate about the ingredient Everlasting Flower Absolute (Gnaphalium uliginosum) in Lush’s Afterlife moisturizer. Some people have argued it’s helichrysum, which is a very expensive essential oil or extract that is used in facial products, which can also be known as everlasting or immortelle. If you go to the Lushopaedia, they list...
Yesterday we took at look at the first three steps we need to take when we’re considering duplicating a product by analyzing Lush’s Afterlife facial moisturizer (a discontinued product). Please refer to that post if this one isn’t making sense! Step 1: Get the complete ingredient list.Step 2: Look at what each ingredient brings to the product.Step...
Let’s take a look at Lush’s Afterlife Moisturizer and see if we can duplicate this! (As a note, this is the reason to send me the ingredient list. Because it’s been discontinued, I can’t find this product on the Canadian, American, or UK Lush sites!) The first step is to get the complete ingredient list. ...
I know a lot of us get into making products in the hopes of duplicating products we love by making it more moisturizing, more concentrated, or better smelling. Oftentimes we’re motivated by saving money (and you know that isn’t going to happen until we’re out of the playing and experimenting phase). Sometimes it’s easy –...