Creating a 10 minute, natural hand & body lotion with babassu & amaranth oil  – part three, formula with humectants & botanical extracts

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Welcome back to this short series on making this 10 minute natural cationic lotion with Jeequat® NDCS, babassu oil, and amaranth oil! I thought I’d try a few of these new fangled ingredients we’ve met over the last few months, new humectants, proteins, oils, and more. So let’s take a look at how we can...

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Creating a 10 minute, natural hand & body lotion with babassu & amaranth oil  – part two, formula with humectants

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Welcome back to this short series in which we’re making variations on my favourite 10 minute cationic 99% natural lotion with extra humectants and different oils. In today’s version, we’ll add a few things and use amaranth oil to make this a bit thicker, richer, and more lubricious! Click here for the first post in...

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#alltheingredients: Jeesperse ICE-T CIS-2 (cold emulsifier, conditioner) – updated April 5, 2021

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You know I’m a fan of these Jeen cold emulsifiers, so let’s meet a new one Jeesperse® ICE-T CIS-2! I’ve written about these cold emulsifiers from this company previously… JEEQUAT® NDCS or Naturally Derived Conditioning System aka ICE Conditioner (cationic) ICE Hair Restore or Jeesperse® ICE-T CPCS (cationic) ICE Sunflower or Jeesperse CPW-S (INCI: Sunflower...

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Creating a 10 minute, natural hand & body lotion with babassu & amaranth oil – part one, original formula, sensory characteristics, choosing preservatives, and more!

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What the heck is going on with my skin? ARGH! It was early winter, a time when it’s generally super humid around here as it rains every day for at least a few minutes, so why am I so dry and itchy? I wracked my brain for far too long before realizing that I’d been...

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#alltheingredients: Amaranth seed oil (INCI: Amaranthus caudatus seed oil)

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We’ve used amaranth in a number of different ways here in our workshop… Amaranth seed oil (Amaranthus caudatus seed oil) Amaranthus squalane NaturePep Amaranth (INCI: Water, Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Extract) – Lotioncrafter link, post coming soon FSS foaming amaranth PET* or FSS foaming amaranth ECT* (INCI: Sodium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Amaranth Protein) – FSS links, post coming...

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