Month: August 2017

Question from Patreon: Can cocamidopropyl betaine be used as the only surfactant in a shampoo?

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In the July Q&A on my Patreon feed, Doris asked: I fell down this particular rabbit hole because I wanted to duplicate a simple shampoo that I love. (It’s this shampoo – Dirty Girl Farm, Bamboo Shampoo.)  I think the order of the ingredients is off, but according to the label they are: water, glycerin,...

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Question from Patreon: How to use alcohol in a lotion? (part two)

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In yesterday’s post, we took a look at how we might use alcohol in a lotion. In today’s post, I thought I’d shared a few ways you could incorporate ethanol into your products. If you want to make something pH balanced for our skin, I know you can use Aristoflex AVC to make 50% ethanol gels. In...

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