Newbie Tuesday: Creating emulsions with Simulsol/Lotionpro™ 165 – Creams (Week five)

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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 a thicker, more moisturizing, more occlusive cream with 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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Welcome to March 2021!

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It’s March! Time for cherry blossoms and geosmin, the smell after it starts to rain, and warmer days we can spend outside in our back garden with our new outdoor heater (finally). National Crafting Month in March 2009 was the inspiration for what I consider the first official post on the blog on February 28, … Read more

Hey $10 subscribers! The new e-book is here – The big book of preservatives, part one – Fundamentals & formulating

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Holy cow, this one has been ages in the making – part one of The Big Book of Preservatives, Fundamentals & Formulating! It’s a massive book all about the principles of preserving your awesome products with all kinds of traditional and naturally compliant preservatives! (Part two will be out in March 2021 for subscribers and...

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Q&A: Creating exactly the right amount of scrub for a container? How to make it feel less greasy?

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In this month’s Q&A, Victoria asked,  I’m working on perfecting my natural body scrub formula, but I’m having a hard time getting the batch amounts correct. For example, I wanted to make a 4oz jar last night (somewhere around 113g), and ended up with about 12oz instead. My base formula includes 30% shea butter, 26%...

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