Month: June 2018

Subscribers’ exclusive: Improving radiance and brightening skin: Ingredients to reduce hyperpigmentation (part two)

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We’ve spent the last week looking at various ways we can “improve radiance” and “brighten skin”. On Monday, we took a look at using hydrating and moisturizing ingredients to increase hydration and reduce dryness. On Wednesday, we created a hand & body lotion for more humid climates, and Thursday, we created one for more arid...

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Wow, thanks for visiting! Updates on e-zines and posts

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Given how long I’ve wanted to write about surfactants and how timely it is given all the new visitors to the blog thanks to my Facebook post about not making shampoo bars with sodium coco sulfate as the pH is too high, I’m writing this monthly e-zine on surfactants. As usual, I’ve been so engrossed...

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Creating a shampoo bar from scratch: Let’s meet the liquid surfactants

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Yesterday, we started creating this shampoo bar formula from scratch by looking at the powdered surfactants. Today, we’ll look at the liquid surfactants you can use in this formula. Quite honestly, there may be hundreds of choices for liquid surfactants we could purchase, so the easiest way to make some decisions is to consider our...

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Math and active surfactant matter calculators

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It seems that everyone wants to calculate the active surfactant matter in their surfactants before adding them to products. I’ve been loathe to suggest any calculators as I think we need to practice math to get better at it, and these calculations are much easier than you think. Example: If we have a surfactant than...

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Creating a shampoo bar from scratch: Let’s meet the powdered surfactants

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Yesterday, we met a new powdered surfactant – sodium coco sulfate or SCS – and used it in a potential duplication for Lush’s Jumping Juniper shampoo bar. In both posts, I mentioned repeatedly that we need to reduce the pH to be more acidic as alkaline products – those over pH 8 – are just...

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