Zoom workshop on pH meters: Let’s answer some questions from the Zoom workshop!

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Woo hoo! That was another fun Zoom workshop last Sunday on pH – testing and adjusting pH in a foaming facial cleanser formula along with learning how to calibrate our meters and test with pH strips. Let’s go through the questions you had in the chat! Check out part one of this two part series...

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Zoom workshop on pH meters: Links to the recording, handout, and modified formula for the gentle vanilla bean & chamomile foaming facial cleanser as well as the exfoliating version (part one)

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Woo hoo! That was another fun Zoom workshop yesterday on pH – testing and adjusting pH in a foaming facial cleanser formula along with learning how to calibrate our meters and test with pH strips. Let’s look at the formula we made, how we adjusted and tested the pH, then what we did when we...

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The mildness of surfactants: A very tidy, coloured graph to rank them!

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In the post I shared the other day, Let’s talk about surfactants: Some basics about foamy, bubbly, lathery™ surfactants!, I shared this awesome chart demonstrating the mildness of our surfactants, but I didn’t want it to be buried near the end of a large post like that, so I thought I’d share it here. Please...

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Let’s talk about surfactants: Some basics about foamy, bubbly, lathery™ surfactants!

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I love love love surfactants, and I realized after the shampoo bar Zoom workshop in March (click for replay video), we haven’t talked about them for a while, so let’s get to know these foamy, bubbly, lathery™ ingredients that make our bubble bath, body wash/shower gel, facial cleansers, shampoo, and so much more so awesome!...

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Chemistry Thursday: More about solubility, part 47 (updated)

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A plastic beaker contains a white creamy lotion, it's a summer lotion with babassu oil, and it feels very nice. Not greasy at all.

Welcome back to the new part of this series where we’re taking a look at solubility and why it’s important in cosmetic chemistry. In last week’s post – part 46 – we enjoyed an introduction to solubility, and took a look at magnesium chloride (“magnesium oil”) and allantoin. This week, we’ll take a look at...

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