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This is one of those things that seems logical – when you’re about to use a jar or bottle or whathaveyou to package your products, give them a good wash before using – that isn’t. If you’ve stored your bottles in a box or a bag or a closed thingie, like a bin, when they’ve...
In the monthly Q&A, Susan asked, I just went back & re-read Natalie’s comments. I also decreased the Honeyquat from 3% to 2% and included 1% Polyquat 7. I am curious about the difference between PEG-150 Distearate and Glycol Distearate. Great question! The short answer is glycol distearate is good for thickening “traditional” surfactants, like...
Learn to create stable, uniform, luxuriously foamy, bubbly, lathery™ shower oils with this unique ingredient, LUMOROL K 5229, using super efficient mixing methods and combinations of emollients in June 2024’s e-book of the month! What’ll you find in this e-book? 12 formulas with more information than you can imagine on modifying these formulas with all...
EMOSMART™ L19 (INCI: C15-19 alkanes) is lovely non-polar, super light, thin, fast spreading, low viscosity (8.5 mPa.s) hydrocarbon that’s a great inclusion as a light, non-greasy emollient in any anhydrous or emulsified formula in the heated oil phase. It has a gorgeous matte finish, richer, more velvety than something of similar viscosity, like isododecane, dodecane,...
Welcome back to this short series. You can find part one by clicking this link! Let’s modify my husband’s favourite conditioner bar turned shaving bar, the super silky & smoothing babassu, jojoba & carrot tissue shaving or body conditioning bar! Instructions for making these conditioner/shaving bars can be found in this post… You can see...