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Creating a foaming hand cleanser with a cornucopia of awesome autumnal extracts (part three, choosing humectants, conditioners, preservatives, and chelating ingredients)

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Welcome back to our short series on creating a foaming hand cleanser with a cornucopia of awesome botanical extracts. In part one, we chose our surfactants and took a look at how we might increase mildness of the formula. Yesterday, in part two, we took look at some botanical extracts we could include in this...

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Creating a foaming hand cleanser with a cornucopia of awesome autumnal extracts (part two, choosing botanical extracts)

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Welcome back to our short series on creating a foaming hand cleanser with a cornucopia of awesome botanical extracts. In part one yesterday, we chose our surfactants and took a look at how we might increase mildness of the formula. Today, let’s take a look at some botanical extracts we could include in this foamy,...

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Creating a foaming hand cleanser with a cornucopia of awesome autumnal extracts (part one, overview and choosing surfactants)

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I’ve received so many new ingredients this year – so many new botanical extracts, proteins, surfactants, and so much much more – that I decided to set myself a challenge to create a foaming, bubbling, lathering hand cleanser filled with things that remind me of autumn, all the aromas and colours of the season sealed...

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Q&A quickie: Shelf life of Simulgreen 18-2 emulsifier?

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In the monthly Q&A post, Melinda asked, Susan, do you or anyone else happen to know the shelf life of Simulgreen 18-2? I bought it from Lotioncrafter but they don’t carry it anymore so I can’t look at the spec sheet. I have tried searching the internet with no luck. I have the brochure pdf and...

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Q&A: What’s the best storage option for shampoo and conditioner bars?

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Deanne asked in the Q&A post,  Hi Susan! Just wondering what’s the best storage option for shampoo and conditioner bars? An air tight container or out in the open air? I am just curious because I make several bars at a time and have just been storing them on a table! Thank you so much. Great...

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