It’s too hot to craft: Peppermint & chamomile cooling spray

If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you probably already know how much I hate the heat and how much I love cooling sprays. I love to create these combinations of humectants and film formers and things that make my skin less angry with the world during the summer. So let’s take...

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Weekend Wonderings: What’s making my lotion sticky? (part two)

Yesterday, we took a look at a formula submitted by BrNy to see what could be making her lotion sticky. Today, we’ll see what we can do to reduce that skin feel. Here’s the ingredient list again: Glycerin, resveratrol, n-acetyl glucosamine, water, sea kelp bioferment, niacinamide, dl-panthenol, allantoin, liquid Germall Plus, fractionated coconut oil, and...

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Subscriber exclusive: Potential duplication of Christophe Robin Cleansing Purifying Scrub with Sea Salt (part two)

The other day, we reviewed the ingredient list for Christophe Robin Cleansing Purifying Scrub with Sea Salt with an eye to creating a prototype formula.The third step in duplicating is to figure out what’s important and what’s there for label appeal. Ingredients: Sodium Chloride, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Water, Butylene Glycol, Cocamide Mea, Glyceryl Stearate, Peg-100...

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Weekend Wondering: What’s making my lotion sticky? (Part one)

In this post, Aristoflex AVC – light lotion with NAG, ceramides, and quaternized rice, BrNy asked: I know this is an old-ish post but thought I’d try my luck anyway. I made this lotion based off of a recipe I saw at Lotioncrafter.com but added NAG at 4% and subtracted 4ml of water (I made...

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Subscriber exclusive: Potential duplication of Christophe Robin Cleansing Purifying Scrub with Sea Salt (part three)

The other day, we reviewed the ingredient list for this product, and earlier today we reviewed it again to figure out what was important and the suggested usage levels for each ingredient. In this post, we’ll create a prototype formula for this product. I don’t have any hydrated silica in my workshop, so I’m leaving that...

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