Packaging: A few thoughts and a lot of links on the topic to start a series

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Packaging is such a huge and important topic, and it’s one I haven’t written about much for some strange reason. (When I did a search on the old blog to gather resources for a question posed by Carmencita in the Patreon: January 2017 Q&A section, I realized how little I’ve written about it.) There’s just so...

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Member exclusive Q&A: How can we use Lotioncrafter’s Vitaplex in a hair or skin care product?

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In the January 2018 Q&A post, Linda asked: I am not sure if you have posted about using the Vitaplex from Lotioncrafter*, but if you have I can’t seem to find it. It says it is for hair and skin, but the required pH seems to be a bit high for hair, so that has me...

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Question: What is the meaning of positive or negative charge? Cationic, anionic, and non-ionic charges

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In this post, How can we adapt our formulas to be more natural: Gelling agents, Catherin asked: What is the meaning of positive and negative charge? I wrote about this topic in this post on the blog – Anionic, cationic, and non-ionic – but I realized I’ve learned so much since 2011 and there are...

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Weekly digest of blog posts for January 8th to 12th, 2018

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I thought I’d share a digest of all the links for what’s going on over at the new blog! I’m so excited by all the comments and discussions we’re having over on the new blog! One of my goals this year is to help create and maintain a community, and we’re on our way there! I...

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Discussion: What did you learn from a spectacular fail?

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I always say I gain confidence from my successes but learn more from my failures, but this doesn’t mean I love to see a lotion fall apart or a conditioner start weeping oil a week or two later. I admit to getting more than a little peeved when I only have a few hours in...

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