Weekend Wonderings: How to preserve slime, a review of natural preservatives, and thickening after lotion creation

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Well, it looks like autumn is just about here, and in my part of the world, we’ll finally get some relief with rain! Woo hoo! I’m not saying I like my hair all frizzed up and water swollen – I’ll be living with a bottle of my anti-frizz spray in hand- but it’s so much...

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Weekend Wonderings: Where to get supplies and how to figure out w/v or molarity!

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Apparently holiday time means loads of playing in the workshop, but less time working on the blog. I have so much to write, I admit I’m having trouble figuring out where to start. I’m hearing back from my testers about the eye liner sealant gel and I’m waiting to hear from other testers about the...

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Emulsifiers: Natragem EW (Croda) – (somewhat) final thoughts (part 1)

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Recap: On (last) Tuesday I made a lotion using Natragem EW as my emulsifier instead of Ritamulse SCG or Polawax. It’s an Ecocert emulsifier with an INCI of INCI is Glyceryl Stearate (and) Polyglyceryl-6 Palmitate/Succinate (and) Cetearyl Alcohol. The suggested usage rate is 3.0% to 7.5%, and the manufacturer notes that we can use it exactly...

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Emulsifiers: Natragem EW (Croda) – the recipe

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I thought I’d use a recipe I’ve made many times with Polawax and Ritamulse SCG, so I chose this body lotion my mom loves that I made back in June. I still have some of this and a version with Polawax in my storage bin, so I can do a direct comparison. Tuesday – Made...

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Emulsifiers: Natragem EW

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Bo Penny of Penny Lane Organics very kindly sent me a whole whack of Natragem EW, an all-in-one,  non-ionic Ecocert emulsifier from Croda. The INCI is Glyceryl Stearate (and) Polyglyceryl-6 Palmitate/Succinate (and) Cetearyl Alcohol. The suggested usage rate is 3.0% to 7.5%, and the manufacturer notes tha we can use it exactly as we would use...

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