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Q&A: Creating exactly the right amount of scrub for a container? How to make it feel less greasy?

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In this month’s Q&A, Victoria asked,  I’m working on perfecting my natural body scrub formula, but I’m having a hard time getting the batch amounts correct. For example, I wanted to make a 4oz jar last night (somewhere around 113g), and ended up with about 12oz instead. My base formula includes 30% shea butter, 26%...

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Creating foamy, bubbly, lathery™ facial cleansing grains: Two more formulas! (part five)

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In part one, we took a look at the formula for a foamy, bubbly, lathery™ cleansing grains with botanicals and powdered surfactants and vitamins and so much more. In part two, we looked at the solid surfactants we might choose for this product. In part three, we considered a few humectants and botanical extracts. In...

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Formulating Friday: Creating lotions with Simulsol/Lotionpro™ 165 – Body butter! (Week four)

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Welcome back to the Formulating Friday advanced lotion making course/series using Simulsol/Lotionpro™ 165 (INCI: Glyceryl stearate and PEG-100 stearate). Today, we’ll be making a thicker, more moisturizing, more occlusive body butter with this emulsifier along with the ingredients I suggested you buy in the shopping list (click here for more information). If you’re new to...

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Creating foamy, bubbly, lathery™ facial cleansing grains: Choosing other powders, like clay and starches, and testing the pH (part four)

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In part one, we took a look at the formula for a foamy, bubbly, lathery™ cleansing grains with botanicals and powdered surfactants and vitamins and so much more. In part two, we looked at the solid surfactants we might choose for this product. In part three, we considered a few humectants and botanical extracts. In this...

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