Q&A: Reviewing the emulsifiers in First Aid Beauty, Ultra Repair Cream Intense Hydration? Is colloidal oatmeal hard to preserve?

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In the monthly Q&A post, Melinda asked: Hey Susan, Happy New Year! There are very few products that I consider holy grail status. Two of those products come from First Aid Beauty, one being their exfoliating peel pads and the other being their Ultra Repair Cream, and that is the one I want to talk about....

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Newbie Tuesday: Creating emulsions with Simulsol/Lotionpro™ 165 – More hand & body lotions (week three)

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Welcome back to the Newbie Tuesday introduction to lotion making course/series using Simulsol/Lotionpro™ 165 (INCI: Glyceryl stearate and PEG-100 stearate). Today, we’ll be making another hand & body lotion type emulsion using this emulsifier along with the ingredients I suggested you buy in the shopping list (click here for more information). Click here for part...

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Packaging! Everything you wanted to know about measuring caps for bottles and jars!

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In the recent Zoom workshop about mixers, Liz mentioned in the chat, I would love a post on how to decipher the bottle/jar lid size code, and how to figure out what lids to buy for my vintage glass bottles/jars. Great idea! Thank you for the suggestion! As a note, I have a section in...

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Formulating Friday: Creating lotions with Simulsol/Lotionpro™ 165 – Hand & body lotion (week two)

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Welcome back to the first formula for this part of the Formulating Friday series/course in which we’re making lotions Simulsol/Lotionpro™ 165 (INCI: Glyceryl stearate and PEG-100 stearate). Today, we’ll be making a hand & body lotion type emulsion using this emulsifier along with the ingredients I suggested you buy in the shopping list (click here...

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Formula round-up! Formulas & related posts for foaming pump bottles! (Updated January 21, 2021)

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I know it’s hard to find packaging right now, so it might seem strange that I’m writing posts for products that require a very specific bottle – the foaming pump bottle – but this is how I formulate. I get a new ingredient, I research it, create some formulas, then observe the formulas over time...

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