Emollients you will love: Cranberry seed oil (updated December 28, 2021)

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Cranberry oil – INCI: Vaccinium macrocarpon (cranberry) seed oil – is an interesting oil. With 3 to 6% palmitic acid (C16), up to 2% stearic acid (C18), 22 to 26% oleic acid (C18:1), 30 to 38% linoleic acid (C18:2), and 20 to 38% linolenic acid (C18:3), you’d expect it to have a short shelf life...

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Merry Christmas!

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A very Merry Christmas to you and yours from all of us – Raymond, little Sasja, and Susan! As I write this, I’m sipping a cup of tea and watching the Christmas card-style snow* falling outside the living room window. Thank you for your support of the blog this year! You’ve made what has been … Read more

#alltheingredients: Black currant seed oil (INCI: Ribes Nigrum (black currant) seed oil) – natural oil, emollient

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I bought this awesome cold pressed, refined black currant seed oil (INCI: Ribes Nigrum (black currant) seed oil) from Voyageur Soap & Candle* a few weeks ago, and I have been trying it in all kinds of things, from anhydrous products like whipped butters and lip balms to emulsified products, like lotions, body butters, and...

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Last minute, easy, and festively impressive Christmas crafting: Creating decadent, moisturizing, whipped butters – cranberry & black currant whipped body butter! (Part two, the formula)

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