Join me this Sunday for a Zoom meeting on pH & pH meters (Download formula & handout here!)

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pH & pH meters! Join me as we take a look at pH and our products. We’ll calibrate our meters, then use them to test a few different products. I’ll show you how to prepare your your product for testing, create pH adjusting fluids, measure the pH of your product, and adjust the pH.  Topic: pH...

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#alltheingredients: Cetiol® Ultimate (INCI: Undecane (and) tridecane) – hydrocarbon, cyclomethicone substitute

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In the January 2020 Q&A, Anca asked,  Hi Susan, your blog is my absolute favorite blog on the planet! I saw a video by the Institute of Personal Care Science about formulating a super light sprayable oil. (It’s called their natural hair oil, which you can see in this video.) The bulk of the formula is Cetiol...

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#alltheingredients: NatraSil™ (INCI: Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate, Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables) – natural silicone substitute

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NatraSil™ (INCI: Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate, Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables) contains an ester – a Guerbet ester, which we’ll be learning about more in the near future, I hope – with these wonderful hydrogenated olive oil unsaponifiables used to create a naturally compliant blend that works as a very light emollient and silicone substitute. Here’s the...

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Let’s make some body wash! Zoom meeting Sunday, May 24th at 11 am PDT!

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Hi everyone! Join us this Sunday, May 24th from 11 am PDT to around 1 pm on Zoom to create some body washes! We’ll take a look at how to thicken them with salt, Crothix, Ritathix DOE, and Siligel, and how fragrance/essential oils impact the viscosity and clarity. Look for the time zone for Vancouver,...

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Creating a hydrating honey, bamboo & hyaluronic acid facial serum with squalane (formula)!

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So what the heck happened between the batch of hydrating hyaluronic acid & squalane serum I made a few weeks ago that was perfectly clear – find the formula here – and the one we made in our Zoom meeting the other day? Why did it go all creamy like that? The short answer is that...

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