Creating a vanilla and cornsilk protecting and conditioning facial moisturizer (part four) – Botanical extracts and actives

Welcome back to this series on making a vanilla and cornsilk protecting and conditioning facial moisturizer that I’ve designed to apply before biking to protect my skin from the elements and to work well under my sunscreen. In part one, we looked at the properties we wanted for this facial moisturizer and the emulsifiers we...

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Creating a vanilla and cornsilk protecting and conditioning facial moisturizer (part three) – Water phase and humectants 

Welcome back to this series on making a vanilla and cornsilk protecting and conditioning facial moisturizer that I’ve designed to apply before biking to protect my skin from the elements and to work well under my sunscreen. In part one, we looked at the properties we wanted for this facial moisturizer and the emulsifiers we...

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Creating a vanilla and cornsilk protecting and conditioning facial moisturizer (part two) – Oil phase and silicone substitutes 

Welcome back to this series on making a vanilla and cornsilk protecting and conditioning facial moisturizer that I’ve designed to apply before biking to protect my skin from the elements and to work well under my sunscreen. In part one, we looked at the properties we wanted for this facial moisturizer and the emulsifiers we...

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Creating a vanilla and cornsilk protecting and conditioning facial moisturizer (part one) – Choosing our emulsifier and planning the formula

Welcome to this six part series in which we make a 10 minute lotion cold process formula for a protecting and conditioning facial moisturizer full of awesome humectants, botanical extracts, hydrosols, actives, humectant, preservatives, and anti-oxidants! We’ll be taking a look at each ingredient in detail, starting today with the emulsifier, then we’ll put it...

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Welcome to April 2022!

Welcome to April, time to watch the blooming of the amazing cherry and plum blossoms all over my town! So awesome a time of year! Raymond and I bought e-bikes a few days ago, and seem to spend all our time outside these days, marvelling as we see the blossoms overwhelming the trees, watching our … Read more