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10 minute lotions: ViscOptima SE (INCI: Sodium polyacrylate, ethylhexyl cocoate, PPG-3 benzyl ether myristate, polysorbate 20) – cold emulsifier

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If you’ve read my e-books, Beyond Emulsifying Wax, part one or 10 minute lotions, you’ve met this super fast, cold process emulsifier before. I bought mine as GelMaker® RHEO from Making Cosmetics, which is their name for it. 125 ml or 4.2 ounces is $13.90 US before taxes and shipping and such. As a note,...

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Emollients you will love? Illipe butter

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I shared a bit about this butter a few years ago, but I’ve been playing with it a lot more lately, so I thought it was time to take a closer look at this hard, brittle butter. Illipe butter (INCI: Shorea Stenoptera (Illipe) Seed Butter) aka Borneo tallow is a hard, white to cream, brittle...

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Goin’ on a holiday: Super hydrating body wash with loads of humectants – reviewing the formula (part five)

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Three images of a pink bubble bath over three days. The clarity alters over the three days, becoming clearer over time.

You can see in the photo above, this product eventually becomes really clear. This can change based on the fragrance/essential oil. In this version, I used  Honey I washed the kids (Lush duplicate) fragrance oil with a few drops fuchsia LabColours.  In part one, we took a look at the surfactants for this body wash....

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