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What do you want to know about ingredients and pH? Let’s get this conversation started! If an ingredient is water soluble, it has the potential to alter the pH. Glycerin, propylene glycol, hydrosols, floral waters, distillates, preservatives, proteins, humectants – these are all found somewhere on the pH scale, and they can have an impact...
We first met this surfactant in the e-zine, Shiny Things, volume one, then again in Surfactants, part one: A reference guide e-zine. I also wrote about it in part one of my favourite ingredients for 2017. It’s one that I use a lot these days, so let’s get to know it! As a note, I’ve...
This year has gone by so fast, I can’t believe we’re past the mid-way point and almost into the Autumn-Sasja’s birthday-Raymond’s birthday-our anniversary-my birthday-Christmas-New Year’s stretch! I’m not great at planning for any event, but we just bought our first Christmas present. (In my defence, it was a perfect one-of-a-kind thing for someone we absolutely … Read more
Welcome to the August 2019 member-to-member sharing and caring post an open post for you to share your thoughts, ask questions, share formulas, and generally connect with other people on this blog. One of the reasons I went with Disqus was to allow posts with pictures or videos or links of all sorts so we could share...
What are you interested in this month? What questions have been driving you to distraction? What ingredients did you buy and you’re not really sure why? Any and all questions about equipment, formulas, ingredients, techniques, tips, and tricks are welcomed here! Remember, the only “stupid” question is one you don’t ask! If possible, please link...