Discussion question: What emulsifiers would you like to use in a cost-effective facial moisturizer?

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You may have noticed my new series on making less expensive products with less expensive ingredients, and I’d like to hear your opinions! I want to make a facial moisturizer using less expensive ingredients for that series, then we’ll look at adding the most cost effective actives, like hyaluronic acid. What kind of facial moisturizer … Read more

Let’s talk about costs of making products! Part four – altering the oils in an emulsified body butter (with formulas) after looking at sensory characteristics and other properties! Now with US and Australian costs!

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It's a photo of us making a body butter in a white bowl. The lotion is thick and creamy and white. We're using a hand mixer with one beater to mix it.

Welcome back to this short series in which we’re looking at making changes to our ingredients to create less expensive products, like anhydrous products and emulsions. In this post, we’ll look at making some more substitutions to the formula. And we’ll look at international costs from USA and Australia, which I’ve added to my spreadsheet....

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Chemistry Thursday: More about how triglycerides pack together and why that’s important, part 43

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Let’s continue our investigation into triglycerides in this part 43 by reviewing how triglycerides pack together and why that’s vital for making awesome products. Welcome back to this introduction to cosmetic chemistry course! We took a break for the month of December because I know how busy everyone gets, so let’s pick it back up...

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Let’s talk about costs of making products! Part three – altering the oils in emulsified body butters (with formulas)! 

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Welcome back to this short series in which we’re looking at making changes to our ingredients to create less expensive products, like anhydrous products and emulsions. In this post, we’ll look at substituting liquid oils for less expensive ones. We’ll consider the properties the oils bring to the body butter – like awesome fatty acids...

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Formulating Friday cold process emulsifier series: Sepigel™ 305 and Sepiplus 400 (part one) – profile of Sepiplus 400

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A shot glass filled with a white, opaque, thicker liquid stands beside a bottle. The liquid is Sepiplus 400, a cold process liquid emulsifier.

Welcome to part one of this new series in which we’ll be making formulas using Sepigel 305 or Sepiplus 400! These awesome, liquid, cold process, non-ionic emulsifiers can make emulsions, gels, and gel-creams in less than 10 minutes using low/no shear mixing! Woo hoo! We met Sepigel 305™ (INCI: Polyacrylamide (and) C13-14 Isoparaffin (and) Laureth-7)...

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