Demythifying the myths: Fancy oils are not sensitive to heat – you can put them in the heated oil phase

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A beaker of yellow oil sits on a digital scale beside two clear bottles with clear caps that contain the same oil.

I see this comment all the time – can I add my fancy oil (like rosehip, evening primrose, borage, raspberry, etc.) to the cool down phase of the emulsion so I don’t hurt it? – and I thought I’d write something about it. Here’s the quick summary of this post: Oils are not heat sensitive...

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Formulating Friday cold process emulsifier series: SEPILIFE™ NUDE and SIMULGEL™️ EG (part two, about SIMULGEL™️ EG)

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Woo hoo! Welcome to part two of this new Formulating Friday series/course! I’m so unbelievably excited to share these awesome ingredients with you. I know you’re going to have great fun! These emulsifiers are some of my favourite ingredients as I can make a lotion in less time than it takes me to gather my...

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Formulating Friday cold process emulsifier series: SEPILIFE™ NUDE and SIMULGEL™️ EG (part one). 

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Woo hoo! Welcome to part one of this new Formulating Friday series/course! I’m so unbelievably excited to share these awesome ingredients with you. I know you’re going to have great fun! These emulsifiers are some of my favourite ingredients as I can make a lotion in less time than it takes me to gather my...

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Chemistry Thursday: Glycol esters and sugar (sucrose) esters, part 35

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Welcome back to this introduction to cosmetic chemistry course! Let’s continue our look at esters by investigating those that work as emulsifiers. We’ll get into some emulsion theory, information on the HLB system, then get into those esters! Today we’re taking a look at two more categories of esters – glycol esters, like glycol distearate,...

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Welcome to October 2025!

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Making dinner with one bowl of potatoes; one bowl of green beans. Both are grown in our garden!

Woo hoo! It’s slowly becoming my favourite time of year – autumn going into winter. Today is our little Sasja’s ninth birthday – she’s already sleeping off her small beef jerky treats – and Raymond’s is next weekend on the 11th (Thanksgiving long week)! We’re learning how to make mozzarella cheese this weekend with the … Read more