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We’ve been taking a look at duplicating this recipe. First, the rant and ingredient list. Then a prototype recipe. Then another recipe with suggestions for solubilizers. Today, let’s turn this into a gel.I have a super simple way to turn this into a gel – just add 3% Sepimax ZEN, and let it sit...
On Wednesday we took a look at the ingredient list for this ingredient and I went on a tirade. Yesterday we created a prototype recipe. Today, let’s look at a way of making this that includes a solubilizer to integrate the essential oils instead of having them float on top.I bought some tea tree floral...
I admit it, I’m in love with plum kernel oil (INCI: Prunus domestica seed extract). It’s light, non-greasy, and smells absolutely of almonds, although I think it’s more like marzipan, which I adore! On top of all of that, it has a richness I generally only find with thicker oils. (It reminds me of pomegranate...
Yesterday, I went on a bit of a rant as I reviewed the ingredient list for Lush’s Tea Tree Water toner*. Today, let’s take a look at how we might put together a prototype recipe.Ingredients: Tea Tree water, grapefruit water, juniperberry water, limonene, perfume, methylparaben. We learned that Lush makes their “waters” in this recipe...
Rosehip seed oil (INCI: Rosa rubiginosa (rosehip) seed oil) is a light, non-greasy feeling oil that not only moisturizes our skin but promotes a more even skin tone and may help with reducing the appearance of age spots or scars thanks to the beta-carotene, which is a pre-cursor to Vitamin A. It may also speed...