Why did I buy that again? Lipidthix

Lipidthix (INCI Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil) is an oil soluble vegetable oil that has been hydrogenated  into a powdered form. It thickens oil soluble products and can make butters by adding it to oils. (It’s recommended at 20% Lipidthix with 80% oils to make a buttery version of the oil.) As an aside, if you get...

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Newbie Tuesday: Let’s make a conditioner! (updated)

It’s time to stop researching and make a conditioner! You know who you are! You’re the person who spends many many waking moments reading about or thinking about making conditioners, but you’ve never ever made a conditioner! I want you to step away from the computer – after printing the instructions, of course – and...

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Experiments in the workshop: Behenyl alcohol in my Ritamulse SCG sugar scrub!

I’m having a love affair with Ritamulse SCG in my sugar scrubs, and thought I should try making it with a different fatty alcohol – behenyl alcohol. I’ve made sugar scrubs with Ritamulse SCG and sugar scrubs with behenyl alcohol, but never both! So let’s see what this might feel like! BLACK COCOA BUTTER EMULSIFIED...

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Why bother with distilled water in our products?

I know it’s a pain to get hold of distilled water for every single crafting session, but it’s necessary! “Distilled water is water that has many of its impurities removed through distillation. Distillation involves boiling the water and then condensing the steam into a clean container.” (Click for more from Wikipedia!) In other words, distilled water...

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Not all sulfates are sulfates

I don’t really see anything wrong with sulfates in our surfactants, but some people wish to avoid them…but not all sulfates are sulfates. If you’re avoiding sulfates, I guess you have to stay well away from Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) and BTMS (behentrimonium methosulfate). You won’t be able to use gypsum in your house (calcium...

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