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Wow, this is the last of the simple esters we’ll be reviewing in this series! We’ll compare them in a chart, and take a look at some formulas in which we could use them. The next topic in the series? Guerbet esters! Yay! Lauryl Laurate is a simple ester derived from lauryl alcohol and lauric acid...
Olivem 1000 (INCI: Cetearyl Olivate (and) Sorbitan Olivate) is a non-ionic emulsifier, one without a charge, that creates liquid crystal emulsions. It can handle pH measurements from pH 3 to 12, so you can use it with AHAs, fruit acids, salicylic acid, and other acidic ingredients. It’s an ECOcert ingredient, which means it’s naturally compliant....
Cetearyl olivate is an ester that’s derived from Cetearyl Alcohol – which is a combination of cetyl alcohol (16 carbon) and stearyl alcohol (18 carbon) – reacting with olive oil, which is a mixture of fatty acids that have been esterified, like cetearyl palmitate, cetearyl oleate, cetearyl stearate, and so on. (It’s like cetyl esters in...
We took some time away from the ester series over the holidays, but it’s time to get back to learning more about these awesome non-greasy, silky, glidy emollients. Let’s take a look at another simple ester, stearyl palmitate. As a note, you can find all the posts from this series in the emollients section of the blog....
We first met this ingredient when I made my honey, apple & kale foaming kitchen hand cleanser with d-Limonene, but I didn’t go into great detail about it. Let’s take a closer look at babassuamidopropyl betaine (BaB) Babassuamidopropyl betaine (BaB) is an amphoteric foamy, bubbly, lathery™ surfactant like Cocamidopropyl Betaine or Lauramidopropyl Betaine derived from...