Originally on Patreon: Q&A: What’s the meaning of positive or negative charge?

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In this post, How can we adapt our formulas to be more natural: Gelling agents, Catherin asked: What is the meaning of positive and negative charge? I wrote about this topic in this post on the blog – Anionic, cationic, and non-ionic– but I realized I’ve learned so much since 2011 and there are so...

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Q&A: Creating liquid volumizing shampoo? Part one…

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In the November Q&A, Diana asked, I have a request from one of my customers for a volumizing shampoo. I usually make liquid shampoos for her, and she is very satisfied with my products but now she wants something that will lift her hair more. I wonder, does anyone make these shampoos? What ingredients should I look...

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#alltheingredients: Carob Extract

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I have this new extract – carob extract (Aqua (and) Glycerin (and) Ceratonia Silqua Fruit Extract , Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid), which I bought from Windy Point Soap Making Supplies – that seems interesting. It’s the extract from the locust bean carob fruit, from which we get carob – something my husband calls “chocolate that...

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Registration for my classes at Voyageur Soap & Candle opens today!

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Woo! Voyageur Soap & Candle in Surrey, B.C., is about to post the schedule for the classes I’ll be offering. Click this link to learn more or to register! (It may not be up when you click, but I wanted you, my lovely readers, to be the first to know!): As a note, all my...

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Formulating Fundamentals Friday: How emulsifiers affect the properties of a lotion

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Welcome to part three of this new series, Formulating Fundamentals! In part one, we looked at substituting one oil or butter for another oil or butter in a lotion. In part two, we altered the viscosity by altering the oil phase. Today, let’s take a look at how your emulsifier alters the properties of a...

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