Month: February 2014

Can phytosterols found in oils penetrate our skin?

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Our oils contain more than just triglycerides – they contain phytosterols that can offer some great properties to our products! Phytosterols are are plant based sterols like cholesterol that give structure to the plant’s cell membrane (the way cholesterol does for our cells). Phytosterols can be converted into Vitamin D and cholecalciferol, both of which have...

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Can oils penetrate our skin?

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Now that we’ve taken a look at the fatty acids and triglycerides we find in oils, let’s see whether or not those things might penetrate our skin! From this article: Skin Research & Technology. Aug2012, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p364-369. 5p. (Click here for the entire text) Abstract: The aim of this study was the investigation...

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Oil chemistry review: Triglycerides and fatty acids

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What do we find in our oils? We find triglycerides, polyphenols, phytosterols, vitamins, minerals, and more! Let’s take a look at these things one by one… What are triglycerides? This beautiful molecule to the left is a triglyceride (castor oil to be exact). It is a molecule with a glycerol (or glycerine) backbone and three fatty...

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Question: Is there any point in using expensive oils in our products? And a quick review of our skin

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In this post, Simplifying a recipe: The oil phase of a body butter, Rosi asked: We know that not many ingredients will penetrate our hair, coconut oil has an affinity for hair. Now, what about our skin does oil penetrate our skin and does it benefits our skin? To which I answered: No, it won’t penetrate our...

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Weekend Wonderings: Do we need to add a preservative if we add e-wax to a lotion bar? Is it safe to use refined oils in our products?

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DO WE NEED TO ADD A PRESERVATIVE IF WE ADD E-WAX TO A LOTION BAR?In the Weekend Wonderings: Have a question? post, Rosi asks: In a lotion bar we do not have to add preservative, is it still the same if I substitute some of the wax with ewax, cetyl or BTMS still without water, of course....

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