Recipes from the 2017 HSCG conference: Gigawhite & Vitamin C moisturizer with Aristoflex AVC – the active ingredients and recipe (updated)

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On Monday, we took a look at the oil phase and emulsifier for this recipe. Yesterday, we took a look at the water phase and preservative. Today, let’s take a look at the active ingredient and the final recipe. I’m adding Alpaflor® Gigawhite (INCI: Water, Glycerin, Alcohol, Malva Sylvestris (Mallow) Extract, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf...

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Recipes from the 2017 HSCG conference: Gigawhite & Vitamin C moisturizer with Aristoflex AVC – the water phase (updated)

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We took a look at the oil phase and emulsifier in this recipe yesterday. Let’s take a look at the water phase today. Because I can only use around 5% oils in this recipe, it’s even more important to choose our water phase carefully to include ingredients that will hydrate our skin. I’m adding resveratrol in this...

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Recipes from the 2017 HSCG conference: Gigawhite & Vitamin C moisturizer with Aristoflex AVC – the oil phase and emulsifier (updated)

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I was fortunate to be asked to present at this year’s Handcrafted Soap & Cosmetics Guild conference in Las Vegas, and thought I’d share some of those recipes with you. Lotioncrafter very kindly sponsored my presentation, providing me with all the ingredients I needed as well as all the supplies from beakers to spatulae and...

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Recipes from the 2017 HSCG conference: Introduction

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I had such a blast at the Handmade Soap & Cosmetics Guild’s conference in Las Vegas last week with Jen from Lotioncrafter, who sponsored my workshop, and my husband, Raymond! It was an absolute honour to present a workshop there on facial moisturizers – and if you enjoyed it, don’t forget to tell them so...

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Another installment of Is this a good recipe? featuring David’s Tea’s “Green tea infused coconut moisturizer”

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I receive a newsletter every once in a while from a company called David’s Tea, and I thought we could analyze the recipe they’re calling a green tea infused coconut moisturizer* for some fun! The recipe, which they state has a shelf life of two weeks, is as follows… 2 Perfect Spoonfuls of Japanese Sencha tea...

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