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In this post, Using black cocoa butter in emulsified scrubs, Vintage Blue asked: If I’m reading this right the preservative goes into the mix before I add the sugar. So I only calculate the preservative based on the weight of the oil mix not the oil and sugar? Wouldn’t i be short on preservative if...
In this post, Newbie equipment, Chinny asked: What are the cup-like things in the second picture? I guess they are heat proof? They are! These are tri-corner beakers from Lotioncrafter*. I love them! They are great for heat or just mixing or looking awesome on my workshop bench. I have quite a few sizes –...
In September Q&A for Patreon, Jaime asked: How on does May Lindstrom’s Honey Mud cleanse your skin without a surfactant? Ingredients: Raw Honey w/Bee Pollen & Propolis, White Clay, Macadamia Nut Oil, Witch Hazel, Collodial Silver, Cocoa Absolute Oil, Sweet Orange EO, Ylang Ylang, Vanilla Co2, Cedarwood, Frankincense, & Myrrh EO I’m going off on...
I’m super excited to share my new e-zine, Shiny Things, volume 1: Ingredients that distracted me. In this month’s e-zine, chock full of new ingredients like pear seed oil, cupuacu butter, coffee butter, Neossance Hemisqualane, Varisoft EQ65, sodium cocoyl glutamate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, and lauryl glucoside. As a bonus, when I send it to you,...
Let’s get formulating with coffee butter! We met this interesting ingredient yesterday, and I think we can make some luxurious whipped butters good enough to drink! Amanda and I wanted to make something that would allow the less greasy, moisturizing feeling of the coffee butter to shine. Here’s what we formulated! WHIPPED VANILLA LATTE COFFEE...