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Chemistry: How branching affects alkanes, alcohols, and other molecules (part 18)

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Welcome to part eighteen of this series on learning chemistry – How branching affects alkanes, alcohols, and other molecules, then a review of what we’ve learned about alcohols with a big worksheet! I will warn you that this is a huge post because I’m not sure where I need to separate it into other posts,...

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Chemistry: How fatty alcohols behave in emulsions (part 17)

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Welcome to part seventeen of this series on learning chemistry – How fatty alcohols behave in emulsions, branching alcohols, and a review of what we’ve learned about alcohols! An important note about this series – it’s here for life. It isn’t going anywhere. If you want to take a break or take a few weeks...

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Chemistry: Fatty alcohols, like cetyl or cetearyl alcohol (part 16)

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Welcome to part sixteen of this series on learning chemistry! I will warn you that this is a huge post because I’m not sure where I need to separate it into other posts, so I’m just leaving it here. Please don’t be overwhelmed by it. Part of the size is the summary of what we’ve...

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Chemistry fun: How to read a molecule! (Updated May 14, 2025)

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On this site and in my e-books,  I’ve been sharing diagrams of molecules to show you how their shape or composition affects the viscosity, surface tension, melting point, and other properties. I’ve realized I haven’t shared how to interpret these if you haven’t taken a chemistry class or if it’s been ages, so let’s do...

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Emulsifiers you will love: What’s the deal with methyl glucose sesquistearate (TEGO® Care PS MB), an emulsifier found in Brazilian Bum Bum cream?(Updated May 12, 2025)

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In the monthly Q&A, Kristina asked, Me again ;), I’ve decided to go back to “basics” for a minute. I have hit a wall and have gone back to product studies to try and ferret out some mysteries (which isn’t a very scientific word I know 😂). Question: Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate – this is an...

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