Creating a shampoo bar from scratch: Modifying the base formula with different surfactants

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On Tuesday, we made it to the base formula for making pH balanced shampoo bars using ingredients that’d keep the pH in the right range for our hair of pH 4 to 7. Let’s take a look at some potential modifications for that formula. Here are the links we’ll be using as we make these...

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Potential duplication of Lala Retro™ Whipped Cream by Drunk Elephant (part six)

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I think this will be the longest duplication by far! We’ve been reviewing the ingredient list for this product over the last few days – part one, part two, and part three – and we started reviewing how much of each ingredient we might use before stopping for a minute to consider potential ingredient combinations to...

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Subscribers’ Q&A: Can and how can we use Aristoflex AVC in lotions?

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In the June Q&A, Tash asked: And for my weird question of the month. I love the feel of Aristoflex AVC in a facial lotion. However its habit of playing badly with electrolytes makes me sad since I love aloe vera and extracts. I can’t remember if you’ve addressed this anywhere but I was thinking if...

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Hey, non $10 subscribers! The June e-zine is here!

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If you’re a $10 subscriber, click now to see the post intended for you!  If you’re interested, check out the new e-zine, Surfactants, part one: A reference guide! Surfactants part one: A reference guide is your one stop reference for surfactants including thickeners, anionics, non-ionics, amphoterics, and blends. It also includes fundamental information required to...

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Hey $10 subscribers! The June 2018 e-zine is here!

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So you know how I said I was trying to make the e-zines smaller. Yeah, well, I was wrong. This month’s e-zine is more than 83 pages with chart after chart for every surfactant I’ve ever used, and more information thickeners than you ever wanted to know along with loads of science and fun about...

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