Q&A: Making water-in-oil lotions? Using Aloe Vera in lotions? Naturally compliant preservative choices?

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In this month’s Q&A, Deborah asked, I am making a face cream that is 50% oils, 50% aloe vera, with a bit of beeswax, dl panthenol, and Olivem 900. After talking to a Chemist at Formulator Sample Shop, (they sell paddles to check for mold and bacteria in skin care) she says that aloe vera...

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Hey $10 subscribers! The new e-book is here – Moist, second edition: The requenchening!

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For April 2021 subscribers only. You can buy the e-book from the store if you weren’t a subscriber for the month of April 2021. Click here for the link.  I’m so excited to share the second edition of one of my favourite e-books, revised with everything I’ve learned over the past three years about humectants...

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Newbie Tuesday series: Creating naturally compliant emulsions with Olivem 1000 – part two, a light hand & body lotion formula

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Welcome to week two of our Newbie Tuesday beginners’ lotion making series/course and Formulating Friday more advanced lotion making series/course! This week, we’re making a light hand & body lotion using our new emulsifier, Olivem 1000! We’ll be making a basic version today, then a more complicated on on April 30th for the Formulating Friday series....

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Join me for a Zoom workshop on Sunday, May 2nd at 11 am PDT (Vancouver time)!

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I haven’t done one of these in so long, so I thought it was time we all connected over the Zoom and talked about everything bath, body, and hair care related! This one will be different as I don’t have a specific topic in mind – I’m looking to you to ask the questions that...

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#alltheingredients: NaturePep® Teff (INCI: Hydrolyzed Eragrostis Tef Seed Extract) – hydrating ingredient

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As I’ve been reviewing all the various formulas and ingredients I’ve played with over the last four years – wow, since 2017??? – I’ve been finding ones I haven’t shared with you yet. Today, let’s take a look at NaturePep® Teff (INCI: Hydrolyzed Eragrostis Tef Seed Extract), which I found at Lotioncrafter. I’m reviewing four...

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