Month: September 2017

Weekday Wonderings: Liquid Germall Plus, and a thought about contamination

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In this post, Preservatives: Phenoxyethanol, Paola asked: Quick question Re: Liquid Germal Plus… It’s my favourite preservative to use…however, I’m a little worried about using it because there are articles out there saying it’s not the healthiest preservative out there…BUT it preserves my products like no other. Are there any skin care brands who use LGP...

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Weekday Wonderings: Adding SCI to oils to create a cleanser? (updated)

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I’m trying so hard to get through your comments, but I’m still back in June. There are just so many good ones, it’s hard to answer them with a quick comment or two. In this post, Formulating a Cream Cleanser for dry skin, Afriyie’s Faith asked: Hi Susan, thank you so much for creating an awesome...

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Weekday Wonderings: Why do my salts turn to mush when I use urea?

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In this post, Why do my Dead Sea salts get wet?, C commented: Something similar happens to me every time a make my foot bath salts, the whole mixture turns into wet mush. I use urea and ordinary coarse sea salt and some essential oils. I store the foot bath salt in a airtight container...

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Duplicating FCTRY’s Unicorn Snot (part four, Ultrez 20)

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  Back in May, we reviewed the ingredients in this product. Then we made a version with Sepimax ZEN. Then we made another version with sodium carbomer. Today, we’ll take a look at a version using Ultrez 20.Ultrez 20  (INCI: Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer) is a gelling agent that we can use to gel all sorts...

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Check out my new e-zine – AHA, salicylic acid, and Vitamin C! Oh my!

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I’m so excited about this new e-zine on AHAs, salicylic acid, and Vitamin C with 48 pages of brand new formulas and write ups! I’ve been working with these ingredients for almost 18 months to ensure you’re getting the most awesome formulas I can create. Take a look at the table of contents to see...

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