#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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Visit Unicorn Chemist’s page to learn more about shea butter-coconut oil grains!

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We were discussing the other day why an anhydrous product – I think it was a lip balm? – might end up with grains, and Unicorn Chemist, an expert on anhydrous products, is sharing her knowledge and microscopic slides with us today on her page. Definitely check it as it’s incredibly interesting! Don’t forget to...

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Preservatives and inactivation: Some references, articles, and studies that might interest you!

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There was such interest in this post on inactivation of parabens by various ingredients, I wanted to share more with you about preservatives. One of the things on this blog that isn’t so obvious at times is that we need to evaluate each product to see which preservative works best with it, there’s not a...

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