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Back by popular demand, the Personal Formulator (US) is selling cetrimonium bromide again! I’m putting in an order as I really want to play with this ingredient much much more! Please note, I am not affiliated in any way with the Personal Formulator – other than as a paying customer – so I provide this...
I’ve had a few questions this week about substituting one oil for another. In general, you can substitute any oil for another oil in most recipes. You will change the skin feel, viscosity, colour, and other features, but you won’t change the chemistry of the product. (Meaning that your lotion will still emulsify well…) For...
A few people have asked me lately about new e-books, so I’d like to ask you, my wonderful readers, about the topics that would interest you. What would you like to see in a new e-book? More lotion ideas? Cosmeceutical profiles? Mineral make-up? Or…what? Give me some ideas!!! As well, I’d love to hear about what...
I can’t stress enough this idea – make a small batch of a product you’re making for the first or second time or when you’re changing something major in the recipe! You don’t want to have a kilogram of failed lotion on your hands! Susanna Originals has put up a few variations on the body...
Dimethicone shows up a lot in facial products because it has a silky, dry feeling that doesn’t feel too heavy. We find it in moisturizers, sera, and primers for this very reason. I made a lovely water-in-silicone serum recently using Lotioncrafter’s serum SE. If this idea interests you, I cannot stress enough how easy it...