Ingredient: PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil – the results for Black Amber Lavender and Clementine Cupcake (part 1)

I’m quite excited to be playing with PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil, which is a new-to-me solubilizer that promises to improve foam and create clear solutions. Yesterday, I told you about the experiments I did with this solubilizer, and today we’ll take a look at some of the results! BLACK AMBER LAVENDER FRAGRANCE OIL On day 6...

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Ingredient: PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil – my methods for testing

I finally found time to play with my PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil over my holidays, so let’s take a look at the results of my experiments! (I’ve done this kind of testing before using caprylyl/capryl glucoside. Check out the post here!) I chose four different fragrances that I hoped would cover the kinds I might...

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Ingredient: PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil

I’ve been meaning to find time to use my new container of PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil, but I haven’t had time. But holiday time means free time, so I had a chance to play with this product to see how it solubilizes fragrances! I bought mine at Voyageur Soap & Candle, but you can find...

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Weekend Wonderings: How to preserve slime, a review of natural preservatives, and thickening after lotion creation

Well, it looks like autumn is just about here, and in my part of the world, we’ll finally get some relief with rain! Woo hoo! I’m not saying I like my hair all frizzed up and water swollen – I’ll be living with a bottle of my anti-frizz spray in hand- but it’s so much...

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Weekend Wonderings: Where to get supplies and how to figure out w/v or molarity!

Apparently holiday time means loads of playing in the workshop, but less time working on the blog. I have so much to write, I admit I’m having trouble figuring out where to start. I’m hearing back from my testers about the eye liner sealant gel and I’m waiting to hear from other testers about the...

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