Q&A quickie: Can glyceryl stearate replace stearic acid in formulas?

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In this post, Potential duplication of L’Occitane Immortelle Divine Cream (part four), YesYes asked: Can glyceryl stearate replace stearic acid in formulas? The short answer is no, and the longer answer is – it depends. (This is almost always the answer when it comes to substitutions as so much depends on what you’re making and the...

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Ingredient: LuxGlide or LexFeel silicone replacements

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I’ve been working with these ingredients for a bit now, and I wanted to share them with you! We had great fun making products with them at Windy Point Soap Making Supplies in Calgary, and I wanted to share information about these ingredients before sharing a formula or two. As a note, there’s some misunderstanding...

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Q&A quickie: Can I more than triple a lotion formula?

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In the November Q&A post, Donna asked: My question is: Can I more than triple a lotion recipe? I thought I read somewhere on the blog to don’t more than triple a recipe. Even tripling a recipe to make 300 grams only equates to 10 1/2 ounces of lotion. I’d like to make more at...

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I’m like a kid in a candy store at Windy Point Soap: Making an ECOcert lotion using Olivem 1000 – a few questions & answers

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I wanted to share more about the LuxGlide ingredients this morning, but I realized I left my notes at home, and I don’t have time to research it all again. Look for this in a few days… Last Sunday, we started designing this Olivem 1000 lotion with an eye to including lovely ingredients to create...

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I’m like a kid in a candy store at Windy Point Soap: Making an ECOcert lotion using Olivem 1000 – modifying the formula

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On Sunday, we started designing this Olivem 1000 lotion with an eye to including lovely ingredients to create a mostly natural, green, ECOcert, readily biodegradable, super creamy lotion. Yesterday, I shared a formula from a class I held at Windy Point Soap in Calgary on the weekend. Today, let’s take a look at a few...

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