Let’s talk about surfactants: Some basics about foamy, bubbly, lathery™ surfactants!

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I love love love surfactants, and I realized after the shampoo bar Zoom workshop in March (click for replay video), we haven’t talked about them for a while, so let’s get to know these foamy, bubbly, lathery™ ingredients that make our bubble bath, body wash/shower gel, facial cleansers, shampoo, and so much more so awesome!...

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Chemistry Thursday: More about solubility, part 47 (updated)

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A plastic beaker contains a white creamy lotion, it's a summer lotion with babassu oil, and it feels very nice. Not greasy at all.

Welcome back to the new part of this series where we’re taking a look at solubility and why it’s important in cosmetic chemistry. In last week’s post – part 46 – we enjoyed an introduction to solubility, and took a look at magnesium chloride (“magnesium oil”) and allantoin. This week, we’ll take a look at...

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Zoom workshop: pH meters & measuring – meeting links, password, and handouts. For Formulation and Innovation subscribers! Updated April 17 with formulas

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By popular demand, we’ll be taking a look at pH, including how to measure with strips or meters, how to adjust the pH of a few different products, and how to get your meter ready for use by calibrating it. We’ll be making a foaming facial cleanser that’ll need the pH tested and adjusted, and…what...

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Chemistry Thursday: Introduction to solubility, part 46

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Welcome back to section 2 of this Introduction to cosmetic chemistry series I’m sharing every Thursday. In this, the second section of the introduction to cosmetic chemistry series/source (aka second section), we’re focusing on water soluble ingredients, taking a look at solubility, salts, and polyatomic ions, then we’ll work on acids/bases, pH, and all that...

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