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If this is the first post you’ve seen on this topic, we’ve been working on it for a while. Here’s the list so far… Making shampoo bars with sodium coco sulfate: Duplication of the Lush Jumping Juniper shampoo bar Surfactants: Sodium coco sulfate or SCS Creating a shampoo bar from scratch: Powdered surfactants Creating a...
Yesterday, we started our review of the ingredient list for a potential duplication of Drunk Elephant’s LaLa Retro™ Whipped Cream. It’s a super long list, so we’ve had to break it into three parts! Let’s keep going… Ingredients: Water/Aqua/Eau, Glycerin, Caprylic/ Capric Triglyceride, Isopropyl Isostearate, Pseudozyma Epicola/Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil/Glucose/Glycine Soja Meal/Malt Extract/Yeast Extract Ferment...
In the June duplication request post, LY asked if we could work on Drunk Elephant’s LaLa Retro Cream. “It’s a thick face cream that has a really pleasing texture…thick but also light and comes in a jar with a pump.” Sure, let’s take a look! What is this? “A retro-style moisturizer that rehabilitates, brightens and firms...
We’ve spent the last week looking at various ways we can “improve radiance” and “brighten skin”. Last Monday, we took a look at using hydrating and moisturizing ingredients to increase hydration and reduce dryness. Last Wednesday, we created a hand & body lotion for more humid climates. Last Thursday, we created one for more arid...
So far in this series, we looked at a duplication for Lush’s Jumping Juniper bar; met the sodium coco sulfate (SCS), a powdered surfactant we could use in such a product; reviewed some other powdered surfactants; then reviewed the liquid surfactants. We also took a little side trip to consider how to calculate active surfactant matter. Today, I’d...