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Let’s take a look at modifying my six ingredient lotion with shea, soy bean, and sesame oil. (Click on the link if you want to see why I used each ingredient as this post doesn’t need to be any longer!) SIX INGREDIENT LOTION WITH SHEA, SOY BEAN, AND SESAME OILHEATED WATER PHASE39.5% water20% aloe vera3%...
I found a comment from someone who was having trouble with lotion separation. In the message, she notes that she is using the base emulsifier from Aromantic in the UK. This is not a complete emulsifier – it’s glyceryl monostearate, a low HLB emulsifier that must be coupled with a high HLB emulsifier to create...
I know what a micellar solution is – “A micellar solution consists of a dispersion of micelles in a solvent (most usually water)” (from Wikipedia) – but I don’t know why these words are being used to sell skin cleansers. As I mentioned the other day, I had occasion to visit a well known Canadian...
So what’s the difference between a lotion and a cream? Or a body butter and a cream? Nothing, to be honest. It’s just another name we give to a product that is generally thicker than a lotion and it tends to be found in a jar. Here’s the plan…We’ll make this on August 21st, which...
We stopped at Denny’s the other morning for breakfast, and our waitress had a lovely bracelet, which I admired. It was a stretchy bracelet her mother sent her from the Philippines. I loved the green glass bead that looks like bok choy, and the tiger bead that looks slightly vicious and bite-y. She took my...