Hey $10 subscribers – the new e-book for February 2022 is ready for download!

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For February 2022 subscribers only. You can buy the e-book from the store if you weren’t a subscriber for the month of February 2022.  Woo hoo! I’m so excited to share my new e-book with you, Surfactants: Milder combinations for gentler products.  This one is huge! 98 pages, over 30,000 words, with formulas for body...

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Q&A: How to figure out what’s an anionic surfactant? What’s a substitute for Stepan-Mild® LSB in a body cleanser?

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In the Q&A, Taylor Soapworks (Christy) asked, Hi Susan! More of a praise/comment than a question, but there are questions running through my head, too. I’m having difficulty wrapping my brain around the positively/negatively charged surfactants — but certainly not because you fail to explain — it just hasn’t clicked for me yet. So while bar...

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Q&A quickie: Can we use LC1684 (cyclomethicone and dimethicone) in skin care products? Do I use DM6 or DM350 in facial products?

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In the Q&A, Krista asked: Happy February Susan! Quick question, I purchased Lotioncrafter’s LC1684 for a hair product I make – could this be used in place of regular Dimethicone in skincare for that “slip”? Also, do you use the DM6, or the DM350 for facial products? Thanks!!! Happy February, Krista! Lotioncrafter LC 1684 (INCI:Cyclomethicone...

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Q&A: Why don’t we use water in shampoo bars?

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Photo taken when we were in Paris, France, for In Cosmetics, 2019. The formula is in French, but we can see it has – in order – sodium cocoyl isethionate (SCI), sodium coco sulfate (SCS), mineral water, fragrance (raspberry), fragrance (cherry), and colourant. If you’re a shampoo bar maker, you might note this is a...

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#alltheingredients: Black currant extract (INCI: Ribes Nigrum Fruit Extract and Propanediol)

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I’ve gone a bit black currant crazy this past year, enjoying black currant seed oil as well as black currant fragrance oils – like black currant sorbet in this whipped cranberry & black currant oil butter – so you know I had to try using this water soluble, liquid black currant extract (INCI: Ribes Nigrum...

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