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I found a supplier! My Skin Recipes is a supplier that has all kinds of weird and wonderful things – as well as the basics – and they ship from all over the world from Thailand! I haven’t shopped there, but the very awesome Natalie Skiller does regularly, and she is very pleased with them....
I saw someone on social media the other day trying to measure the pH of oils, and thought it was a good thing to share this reminder – oils don’t have a pH. They can’t have a pH because you need water to have a pH. Before we start I have a huge section on...
Let’s create an awesome conditioner into which we can add all kinds of wonderful ingredients, including the awesome new-to-us humectant XYLISHINE™ (INCI: Xylitylglucoside (and) Anhydroxylitol (and) Maltitol (and) Xylitol (and) Pelvetia Canaliculata Extract). In part one, we looked at what a conditioner is, why we’d use certain ingredients, chose our conditioning emulsifier, then we created...
Welcome back to our introduction to cosmetic chemistry series! I hope you’re enjoying it so far. I know I am! Let’s talk more about carboxylic acids, specifically the fatty acids we find in our ingredients and oils. This week, it’s all about behenic acid (C22:0) – the fatty acids, but more importantly, the ingredients derived...
I can’t believe I haven’t shared how to make wax tarts with you here on the site! It’s one of the easiest things you’ll make – we made them with our tween youth group every year, and they had a blast! You can choose from all kinds of moulds, packaging, colours, and fragrances to make...