Polyquats! Let’s take a closer look at polyquaterniums or cationic polymers, plus an aside about -trimoniums

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I’ve written about this topic before – see this post – but I thought since I have so many more polyquats in my workshop, we should take a closer look at them.  What’s cationic polymer? A polymer is “Any of numerous natural and synthetic compounds of usually high molecular weight consisting of up to millions...

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Resources: Accessing data sheets, SDS, formulas, and formulation guides

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If you’re looking to gather more information and formulas, I have a few ideas for you! I’ll be adding to this as I find more, then re-posting it to the top of the blog so you’ll see it. If you have ideas, please share those in the comments to make this a better list! Updated...

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Have you made beeswax wraps yet? Two formulas I found online!

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I bought some pine resin to make up those beeswax wraps for putting over bowls and such. I have so much fabric, and I’m trying to use my hoard, so this – along with making re-usable bags or zippered pouches – fits right in with this year’s theme!  I’m hoping to try the formula for...

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Yelling at the TV with Swift: Let’s analyze an ointment from Game of Thrones (spoiler alert)

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Quick note: It’s okay if you don’t watch it. There are loads of things I don’t watch! There are people who yell at the screen when they see someone handling a weapon wrong or pretending to be a hacker because they can turn on a PC and boot up Windows: I’m the one who analyzes...

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Formulas I found online: Conditioners using keratin hydrolysate silox!

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After introducing you to this awesome ingredient – keratin hydrolysate silox from Formulator Sample Shop (also found as Keravis from Croda)  – I thought I’d share a few formulas I found on my travels online. Anywhere you see “Keravis”, use the keratin hydrolysate silox. I’ve offered a few ideas for substitutions below each formula as there...

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