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I recently bought some SCI from Aquarius Aroma & Soap, and they’ve changed from prills to noodles, so I thought I’d take this opportunity to share with you some of the various ways you can find SCI or sodium cocoyl isethionate. This is the new SCI flake…but it looks like a noodle! This is how...
I spent last week testing PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil, and I thought I’d share my initial thoughts and compare it to some of the other solubilizers you might use. If you want to see what I’m referring to, click on one of these posts… Ingredient: PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil My method for testing Part 1:...
DOES BEHENTRIMONIUM DESTROY PROTEINS?In this post, Workshop!, Irina asks: I have read that BTMS cannot be used with proteins as it destroys proteins. What are you thoughts about this, is this true? Also, have you ever worked with peptides? Peptides said to be very fragile and do not like oils, how do you handle them? It...
I’m still working my way through the comments I’ve seen on the blog in the last few weeks. I’m still around September 3rd, but I’m getting closer to the present date! This is what I get for playing in the workshop instead of playing on the computer, eh? Let’s take a look at a few...
I’ve been experimenting with PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil and my fragrance oils. We took a look at the methods I’m using to test this ingredient, and I’ve reported my results with black amber lavender and Clementine cupcake fragrance oils already. What happens when I use Yuzu fragrance oil and peppermint essential oil with this solubilizer?...