Some questions that came up during the Zoom meetings: Natural surfactants or natural preservatives?

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One of the most awesome bits of our weekly Zoom meetings is hearing all the questions you have and seeing you sharing your thoughts, suggestions, and answers with each other in the chat! I’m doing my best to answer them, but some things just need a little more time to swirl around in my head...

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#alltheingredients: Vegelight 1214 LC (INCI: Coconut alkanes and coco-caprylate/caprate) – silicone substitute

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Two days ago, we took a look at Cetiol® Ultimate (INCI: Undecane and tridecane), a very light, thin, volatile emollient that works as a cyclomethicone or isododecane substitute. It’s naturally compliant – it has certification from NaTrue, ECOCERT, and COSMOS. Then we took a look at Cetiol® CC (INCI: Dicaprylyl carbonate), a carbonate ester with...

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#alltheingredients: Cetiol CC (INCI: Dicaprylyl carbonate) – carbonate ester

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In the January 2020 Q&A, Anca asked, 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 Ultimate (BASF) – INCI undecane/tridecane — described as a ‘very light volatile...

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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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