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Oh my gosh, is it for true and for real? Are we ready to create a protoype formula for the Tarte Frxxxtion stick 3-in-1 exfoliating cleanser? Again, you don’t have to read all these posts to enjoy this prototype formula – this isn’t the Marvel Cinematic Universe where you have to watch every single movie...
Holy cow! Did we finally make it back to this duplication after quite the aside about preservatives, thickening clay, non-polar hydrocarbons, and polar oils? Whew! If you’d like to follow along with this series in much greater detail, check out these posts. You don’t have to read them all – this isn’t the Marvel Cinematic...
In this post on bubble bath, Liquid bubble bath: The process and formulas, Allison asked, Susan you mentioned here having many different thickening ingredients, and I’m wondering if you’ve ever combined more than one in a single product? I look at manufacturer’s formulations online, and I’m noticing that some will use something like Glucamate DOE-120...
You might have noticed that in yesterday’s post on working with the thickening clay, I mentioned that I was going to be meeting with a representative who works for the company that makes the ingredient to ask for more information so we can get this to work. That’s right, we’ll be at In Cosmetics Global...
Thanks for joining me for yet another part of this series on how to use TKB Trading’s Thickening Clay (INCI: Quaternium-90 Sepiolite (and) Quaternium-90 Montmorillonite) as part of the Tarte Frxxxtion Exfoliating Stick potential duplication. Here are my previous attempts that didn’t work… #alltheingredients: Thickening clay (part one) #alltheingredients: Thickening clay, part two – my first...