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If you want to start at the very beginning of the series on esters, check out the home page for esters that will be updated with every post. If you want to learn more about combining emollients, check out the home page for that series. Now that we’re finished the combining emollients series, I thought we could take...
Welcome to August! It’s the middle of the summer around here, and after last month’s Sunpocalypse, when temperatures reached 45˚C (113˚F) last month, I’m happy when it’s anything lower than 30˚C (86˚F), even though that’s still too high for me to play in my workshop, and I’m running out of loads of really vital things, … Read more
I’ve been playing with this new, ECOCERT (naturally compliant) solubilizer of small amounts of fragrance oils, essential oils, oils, esters, and other emollients into water, gels, or alcohol/water based products, Natragem® S 140 NP (INCI: Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate/Sebacate (and) Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate/Caprate (and) Aqua), Let’s take a peek at this! Natragem® S140 NP is a solubilizer of oil...
For July 2021 subscribers only. You can buy the e-book from the store if you weren’t a subscriber for the month of July 2021. Click here to see the e-book in the shop! What will you find in this e-book? 69 pages, over 21,000 words, 27 formulas for foamy, bubbly, lathery powdery cleansers for face, hands,...
In this month’s Q&A, PrincessJess asked, Hi Susan. Thanks so much for helping us fledgling formulators! I actually have two questions for you. 1. Are you keeping this platform open or do you want us to cancel and join the other platform. I got really confused by that post. 2. Can you pretty please do...