Month: August 2018

Q&A: Making a light, sprayable lotion for the summer – part one, base formula and ingredient choices

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In the July Q&A, Sarah asked:  I am interested in sprayable body lotions (milks). I live in hot and dry Southern California, so in the summer I want something portable, with a nice high water content, and light emolliency to protect my skin from drying out in the desert air. I understand that esters should...

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Q&A: Creating conditioners that add volume and retain curls? A few other suggestions for ingredients, and links to all the posts in this series

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Thanks for joining me over the last week or so as we explored some ideas on how we could create conditioners that add volume, retain curls, and avoid weighing down our hair. You’ll find the permanent links to this series in the hair chemistry & hair care products section of the blog. August 8th: Using conditioning...

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Weekday Wonderings: Substituting humectants, using fresh aloe, and using stabilizers with emulsions

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As I mentioned, I’m doing my best to respond to many of your comments, so I’ve gone back three weeks to see what interests you! I’m responding to the questions you’ve posted in the Let’s formulate: Chamomile & aloe botanical summer time body butter posts at the moment. We looked at the reasons for making whipped...

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Formulating tips & techniques: Substituting oils, butters, and esters for other oils, butters, and esters

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In this post, Let’s formulate: Chamomile & aloe botanical summer time body butter (formula), Andrea asked: Can I leave isopropyl myristate (IPM) out (don’t have any) and add a different oil? Or just leave it out? The short answer is yes, you can substitute it. The longer answer is that unless I indicate otherwise in...

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Weekday Wonderings: Why make an emulsified body butter over a whipped butter?

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I used to do a thing on the old blog I called Weekend Wonderings where I’d find comments you’d made over the previous week and share them in a post. I stopped doing it as there were so few comments on the old blog and a lot of them were things that had been said...

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