Month: August 2017

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

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Since I seem to own every ingredient ever made for making bath & body products – I’m not kidding! – I’ve been playing with loads of your duplication requests, as you saw last month with the many Lush duplications.The first duplication I’d like to share with you this month is this one, Christophe Robin Cleansing...

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It’s too hot to craft: Cold process hair conditioners – part four with ICE Hair Restore (updated)

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Last Monday, we met a new, cold process conditioner I bought from Making Cosmetics called Ice Hair Restore (aka Gracefruit’s EasyMix Smooth or Jeesperse CPCS). Last Tuesday, we made a hair conditioner with it, then modified that on Wednesday into a more intense conditioner my best friend coined the Pineapple Express Intense Conditioner. Let’s modify...

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Question: Is normal for products with citrus oils to go orange?

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In the August Q&A on Patreon, Anne asked: I am wondering why my room spray with citrus oils has turned orange. It smells perfectly fine and is preserved with 0.5% LGP. I recall you making a body wash with citrus that turned colour. Is it just a natural reaction you don’t need to worry about?...

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Question from Patreon: Does polyquaternium 10 have a shelf life? Is acetic acid or aspen bark extract a good preservative?

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In the July Q&A on Patreon, Belinda asked: I have two questions…1) do you know if polyquaternium 10 has an expiration date? I’ve checked the website I bought it from (Personal Formulator) plus a couple more that sell it, and I’ve not seen anywhere if it does, indeed, expire. The reason I ask is because...

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Question from Patreon: What are these ingredients I found in DHC Deep Cleansing Oil?

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In the July Q&A on Patreon, Jaime asked: Can you tell me your thoughts on the following three ingredients and if there is a natural substitute? sorbeth-30 tetraoleate (is this just an emulsifier), pentylene glycol (humectant?), stearyl glycyrrhetinate (?)  They seem to be simple ingredients but I’m wondering if they are used for something other...

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