Q&A quickie: What can I substitute for BHT in an anhydrous facial oil?

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In the June Q&A, Amy asked, I’ve got a question for ya! I’m duping Elf’s nourishing facial oil, it’s a fairly straight forward dupe. My question is about the BHT, is it really necessary? I’m thinking that they added to extend the life of the oils, but would something like rosemary oleoresin be a more...

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Q&A: How can I stabilize the colour of products with watermelon extract?

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In the June Q&A, Anna asked, I formulate 99-100% natural products, and love color, so I’ve been using natural colorants in my products, such as glycerites, watermelon powder (Citrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) Fruit Extract from Formulator Sample shop). My general formula is: hydrosols, distilled water, allantoin, sodium lactate, glycerite (or watermelon powder), natural chelating agent-PA3 (Sodium...

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How can I heat-proof my anhydrous whipped body butter? Part three, using oil thickeners

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On Tuesday, we took a look at adding a butter with a higher melting point to our anhydrous whipped body butters, then we looked at adding fatty acids, alcohols, or esters that might increase the melting point. Today, let’s take a look at other ways to thicken our oils and increase the melting point so...

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Hey $10 subscribers! Please enjoy this $15 coupon in lieu of the new e-zine

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Are you sure we’re in June? The month felt shorter than February, which is why we’re offering you a $15 coupon for the shop in lieu of a new e-zine. I have a number of them on which I’ve been working as well as two series for the blog, but the end of the month...

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How can I heat-proof my anhydrous whipped body butter? Part two, adding fatty acids, alcohols, or esters

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Yesterday, we took a look at adding a butter with a higher melting point to our anhydrous whipped body butters. Today, let’s take a look at adding other oil thickeners with higher melting points, like fatty alcohols, acids, or esters. Adding a solid ingredient like this can have a huge impact on the melting point of...

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