Q&A: Why can cationic and anionic ingredients be used together in solid shampoo bars?

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In this month’s Q&A, Melinda asked, Why can cationic and anionic ingredients be used in solid (shampoo) bars? Normally, we don’t want to combine anionic (negatively charged) or cationic (positively charged) ingredients together as they’re opposite charges and don’t play well together. But we can make them work because we don’t have all that annoying water...

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Newbie Tuesday & Formulating Friday, Incroquat BTMS-50 series: Let’s meet the emulsifier!

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Welcome to week one of this part of the Newbie Tuesday series in which we’ll be creating three formulas using Incroquat BTMS-50 – a hand & body lotion, a body butter that we’ll turn into a cream, and a facial moisturizer. As with the previous section in which we formulated with Polawax, emulsifying wax NF,...

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Welcome to November 2020!

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Can you believe it’s already November? It feels like this year has both sped by and been the longest ten months in the history of humankind. Yeah, I know my picture has candy corn in it, but let’s be honest, we’re still eating it on November 1st.  If you celebrate any of the upcoming holidays, … Read more

Hey $10 subscribers! The new e-book is here – Conditioner bars you will love!

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Hey $10 subscribers – The October 2020 e-book is here: Conditioner bars you will love! It’s a whopping 74 pages – nearly 26,000 words – with 22 formulas for conditioner bars, including a super detailed analysis of the base formulas and instructions! I’ve been working on this for ages to ensure it includes everything I’ve learned...

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