Recipes from the 2017 HSCG conference: Rosehip & calendula moisturizer (part one)

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Yesterday, we met a neat new emulsifier, Simulgreen 18-2. Let’s take a look at the facial moisturizer I created for my demonstration at the 2017 Handcrafted Soap & Cosmetics Guild conference, which was very kindly sponsored by Lotioncrafter. There are so many cool things about this formula, but the best might be that all the...

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Here’s a post about suppliers from which I’ve bought interesting and unusual things…

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I’ve been on a bit of a buying binge lately as I have quite a lot of time to formulate in the next few weeks. I thought I’d share with you a few interesting things I found at different suppliers… If you’re looking for sodium coco sulfate to make jelly soap, check out Windy Point...

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Emulsifier: Simulgreen 18-2 – an ECOcert and Natrue certified emulsifier

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I’ve been working with this emulsifier for more than 18 months, and I’m so excited to finally share it with you!  Simulgreen 18-2 (INCI: Hydroxystearyl Alcohol and Hydroxystearyl Glucoside) is an ECOcert and Natrue approved emulsifier derived from a vegetable source (castor oil) that contains no ethoxylated ingredients. It’s a liquid crystal emulsifier that that...

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Subscriber exclusive: Duplicating Lush’s Tea Tree Water toner (part four, making a gel)

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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...

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Subscriber exclusive: Duplicating Lush’s Tea Tree Water toner (part three, a different recipe)

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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...

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