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In the monthly Q&A, Jen asked, Howdy Folks. I am working on formulating a dish block–ie a syndet bar for hand-washing dishes. This would be only for my own use. I’m not looking to be an entrepreneur though it looks like this is a category that will be growing due to it being more environmentally...
It’s no secret I love Lotioncrafter (USA)! Jen, the owner, is an amazing person and businesswoman, and Jaimie the chemist is an awesome chemist and very interesting woman who loves chemistry as much as I do! The staff there are awesome, and the ingredients are beyond compare. They very kindly offer a discount coupon to...
Welcome to part four of this series/course – Formulating Friday cold process emulsifier series – in which we’ll be modifying the water phase of the 1% formula using SEPILIFE™ NUDE or SIMULGEL™️ EG we met in part three. But first, let’s learn some skin chemistry! Are you playing along? Have you made anything yet? What...
Welcome back to this introduction to cosmetic chemistry course! Let’s take a look at the rest of the esters we haven’t covered so far – some are emollients, some are emulsifiers, all are awesome! An important note about this series – it’s here for life. It isn’t going anywhere. If you want to take a...
I wanted to share this with you again to help you get started lotion making! With this formula and the instructions on how to make it, you can make dozens – if not hundreds – of variations to find the lotion you love the best! This is such a foolproof structure for a lotion! Check out...