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Formulating a moisturizing, hydrating, occlusive, protective body butter for the winter months using a cold emulsifier, Jeequat® NDCS – part one, what to consider, then reviewing the ingredients, including preservatives! 

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It's a photo of us making a body butter in a white bowl. The lotion is thick and creamy and white. We're using a hand mixer with one beater to mix it.

Thanks for joining me for this second short series on making body butter for the colder, windier, snowier winter months. We made a moisturizing, hydrating, and occlusive body butter using the cold emulsifier, ViscOptima® SE, that I absolutely loved over the last few days – find them here… In Thursday, December 29th’s post, we chose...

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Q&A: Questions about Azelaic Acid?

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In the December Q&A, Kristina asked, Hi Susan!! I have a question about azelaic acid. In your blog post #alltheingredients: Azelaic Acid, you note that it is recommended that it be added to the cool down phase below 40˚C, but earlier in the post you note that Corum states that it has a melting point...

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Q&A: How much Olivem 1000 or Montanov 68 to use in a balm-to-milk cleanser?

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In the December Q&A, Nancy asked, Hi, I’m new here and I’m just starting to navigate all of this info! I have a question about using Olivem 1000 or Montanov 68 MB in a balm to milk cleanser. The suggested usage rates on suppliers websites only show the rates when used in emulsions. I am researching formulas and...

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Welcome to January 2022

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Happy New Year! Let’s hope 2022 is much much better than the couple of years that preceded it, eh? We’re not making any big plans for this year, but I do have tickets to see Bruce Dickinson’s spoken word tour in March, so fingers crossed for that, eh? Both Dr Brian Cox and Dara O’Briain … Read more

Creating a moisturizing, hydrating, and occlusive body butter using ViscOptima SE, a cold emulsifier (part three) – the formula! 

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Welcome back to this three part series on making a moisturizing, hydrating, occlusive body butter for protecting and soothing our skin during these colder, windier, snowier winter months! In Thursday, December 29th’s post, we chose an emulsifier and the oil phase. In Friday, December 30th’s post, we chose the rest of the ingredients. Today, Saturday,...

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