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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...
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...
Believe it or not, it’s time to put in your orders with your friendly neighbourhood supplier if you want to formulate awesome things for the November to December holiday season! This is our suppliers’ busy season because by the time you get what you order today, it’ll be time to consider making all the stuff. … Read more
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 encounter over and over again in our liquid oils, solid oils, butters, and waxes. This week, we’re getting into very long chain fatty acids,...