Month: September 2019

#alltheingredients: Sodium phytate (chelating ingredient)

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Jen from Lotioncrafter was kind enough to send me some sodium phytate to play with over the summer.  Sodium phytate is a water soluble chelating ingredient we can add to our products at 0.05% to 0.5% to bind with metal ions to keep the ingredients from reacting with them. These metal ions can precipitate in...

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#alltheingredients: Euxyl K 703 (INCI:Phenoxyethanol (and) Benzoic Acid (and) Dehydroacetic Acid)

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As we meet the preservatives in the Euxyl series, this PDF might come in handy… Euxyl K 703 (INCI:Phenoxyethanol (and) Benzoic Acid (and) Dehydroacetic Acid) is considered a replacement for Optiphen ND, which has the same INCI. (Optiphen ND) It’s a broad spectrum preservative that we can add at 0.4% to 1.2% to the cool down...

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#alltheingredients: Euxyl K 903 (INCI: Benzyl alcohol (and) benzoic acid (and) dehydroacetic acid) preservative

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As we meet the preservatives in the Euxyl series, this PDF might come in handy… Euxyl K903 (INCI: Benzyl alcohol (and) benzoic acid (and) dehydroacetic acid) is a broad spectrum preservative that can be used in products that contain water, such as surfactant blends and emulsions. It’s considered naturally compliant. Benzyl alcohol is a polar molecule...

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Back to basics: Making your first lotion!

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I see people asking all the time where to start the process of learning how to make lotions, and my first suggestion is to check out the beginners’ section of my blog where I have starting formulas for all kinds of products, from whipped butter and lotion bars to lotions, creams, and body butters along...

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#alltheingredients: Euxyl K 900 (INCI: Benzyl Alcohol (and) Ethylhexylglycerin) preservative

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Euxyl K 900 (INCI: Benzyl Alcohol (and) Ethylhexylglycerin) is considered by the company to be a strong broad spectrum preservative. “euxyl® K 900 is a liquid cosmetic preservative based on benzyl alcohol and ethylhexylglycerin. The addition of ethylhexylglycerin affects the interfacial tension at the cell membrane of micro-organisms, improving the preservative activity of benzyl alcohol....

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