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In part one of our duplication of the Josie Maran Whipped Body Butter on Patreon, Lindy asked: What an interesting project! I was extra excited to see a green duplication as I try to stay within the bounds of Ecocert ingredients, and I thought Josie Maran did as well. Then I saw the a few...
Next up, the water soluble ingredients. We have water, aloe vera, glycerin, Sepinov EMT 10 and xanthan gum, decyl glucoside, comfrey leaf extract, green tea extract, white tea extract, allantoin, panthenol, and sunflower seed extract.If you’d like to read more about these ingredients, please visit part one of this duplication series. I like...
Yesterday, we took a look at the ingredient list for a potential duplication of Josie Maran Whipped Body Butter. Let’s take a look at creating the emulsifier for this product today.We need to figure out how much of each ingredient to use in the product based on what we know about each ingredient and...
We took a look at various pH meters yesterday, so let’s ask the most important question of all today – Do you need a pH meter? And what’s the advantage of using a pH meter over pH strips? The first question should be – Do you need to measure the pH of your products? If you’re making...