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#alltheingredients: Blueberry extract (INCI: Vaccinium Uliginosum Fruit Extract and Propanediol) – water soluble, liquid

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As blueberries are my very favourite fruit, I was super excited to receive this gorgeous liquid extract from Voyageur Soap & Candle* to try in all kinds of water-based and emulsified products! We’ve already met two types of blueberry oil before – Blueberry seed oil (INCI: Vaccinium corymbosum (blueberry) seed oil) and Blueberry seed oil (INCI: Vaccinium...

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Q&A: Is Incroquat BTMS-50 a “true emulsifying wax”? Does it create less stable emulsions than e-wax?

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In this post – Creating a vanilla and cornsilk protecting and conditioning facial moisturizer (part eleven) – Using Incroquat BTMS-50 as the emulsifier, the formula – Olena asked, Hi! I recently read a comment in a Facebook group where an admin wrote that Incroquat BTMS-50 is not a true emulsifying wax compared to Polawax, Emulsifing...

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Welcome to December 2022!

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December — my favourite time of year! We adopted little Sasja on December 16; Raymond and I celebrate 29 years as a couple on December 19; my birthday is December 21; we celebrate Christmas on the 25th; and I was adopted as a baby on December 31, so it’s kind of a second birthday. *There’s … Read more

Hey $10 subscribers! My latest e-book – Thickening emulsions: Rheology modifiers – is here!

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This coupon is only for November 2022 subscribers. You can still buy the e-book from the shop if you weren’t a subscriber in this month by clicking this link!  Hey everyone! Thanks for your patience in waiting for the e-book until the very last day of the month. I’m struggling with some new health issues...

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Tips & techniques: Waiting to package emulsions when they’re cooled – viscosity and contamination

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When can you judge the viscosity of your lotion after creating it? Well, that depends… When will an emulsion reach final viscosity?  In general, you can get kind of an idea when you’ve had it at room temperature for a few hours as all the butters, solid oils, fatty acids, fatty alcohols, solid esters, and...

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