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In this post on Emulthix: A light to medium weight lotion with botanicals, Emily asks: I love the sounds of cold emulsions and have always wanted to try one, but I have been worried that there would be beasties in my oil if I didn’t heat and hold it – I’m guessing that this is overridden...
In this post, Emulsifiers: Emulthix, Srjnm asks: How would you compare Emulthix and Aristoflex? I know you have worked with both these cold emulsifiers. When would you use one over the other or what are the pros/cons of each? Which one do you like best? Thank you for sharing your experience with these ingredients. I’ve been...
Last week, we took a look at Emulthix, a cold process emulsifier. We made a nice, basic lotion with pumpkin seed oil, water, preservative, and emulsifier, then we made it a bit more complicated by adding humectants, proteins, extracts, and more! You know me, though, there’s no way I can stop there! Let’s make a...
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