Having trouble with Montanov™ & Olivem 1000 emulsifiers? Let’s look at making our formulas less soaping by altering the structuring agents (part four, includes base hand & body lotion formula and modified formula)

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A photo of a bottle of lotion with "body butter" sitting on a white plate with a blue line. You can see the body butter is thick, rich, creamy, and off-white.

Today, in part four of this series, we’ll be looking at two formulas – one that soaps quite a bit and one that doesn’t – then we’ll compare and contrast them (because I know how much we loved doing that when we were in school, eh?) This post also applies to Olivem 1000 as they...

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Having trouble with Montanov™ & Olivem 1000 emulsifiers? What we know about the soaping effect and what we can do and some information on liquid crystal emulsions (part three)

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Welcome to part three of this series on working with Montanov™ emulsifiers! This post also applies to Olivem 1000 as they use similar emulsifiers as the Montanov™ series. In part one, we looked at the proper process to make one of these emulsions with example formulas. We learned the key is to follow the formula...

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Zoom workshop: Shampoo bars on March 15, 2026! (For Formulation & Innovation subscribers!) You must RSVP by email!

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It’s time again for a Zoom workshop and in March we’re making the most awesome SHAMPOO BARS you’ve ever made, hard yet pliable, usable until the last sliver, and filled with all kinds of hair-loving goodies and conditioners! Join us on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at noon PST (Vancouver daylight savings time) for a two...

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Discussion: Montanov™ and Olivem emulsifiers: Let’s talk about why and how you’re using them so I can get a better idea of what’s happening for you. I need your input! 

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Welcome to a discussion post as I work on this series about Montanov™ emulsifiers we’ll be enjoying throughout the month. Some of the concepts apply to Olivem 1000, so I’m asking you about those too. I’m working on this series about Montanov™ emulsifiers with all kinds of formulas we’ll be reading all month, and I...

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