Month: January 2025

Administrative stuff: Why do we charge in US dollars, even though we’re Canadian?

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A maple leaf Christmas decoration standing in a town square in Chilliwack, BC.

This answer is simple – because it’s the only choice we had when we started on Patreon, and it’s been the easiest thing to maintain. Everything is designed for American currency – software, plug ins, programs, payment processors – so to not charge in it is a lot of work. We charge in Canadian for...

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#alltheingredients: Sepimax ZEN (INCI: Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6) – Rheology modifier

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I was astonished to see such weird information about Sepimax ZEN (INCI: Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6) out there as I surfed the ‘net and social media over the holidays, so I had to update the ingredient profile on this gorgeous gelling rheology modifier that was designed to handle electrolytes like no other! Here are some posts that...

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Tips & techniques: How to measure evaporation in a heated water phase?

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Infographic about replacing evaporated water from emulsion. I have written this in text in the body of the post.

After the post on scales and weighing and heat and such, I thought I would cover something that seems to stump some people – how to measure and replace water lost to evaporation. It’s something that comes up with every heated lotion! Important posts of note! Learn more about the instructions for making lotions in...

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Demythifying the myths: Can the temperature of your ingredients or container alter the weight on a digital scale?

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A beaker with a water and a patch of white liquid on the bottom sits on a digital scale in a lab

Someone sent me a question asking if the heat of our ingredients – let’s say a 70°C (158°F) heated oil phase of a lotion after removing it from the heat source – could alter the weight reading on a digital scale. They said they read the heat from the containers can “create air currents which...

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Q&A: How do we use solubilizers? Do we need them in products that already have an emulsifier?

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In the monthly Q&A, Kara asked, Hi there! I am trying to learn more about the chemistry of creating body products, and I have a clarifying questions on emulsifiers vs. solubilizers. Based on my reading here, it seems like solubilizers are used in a water-based product for small amounts of oil-based things such as fragrance...

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