Long Weekend Wonderings: When lotions go wrong!

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In this post, Monday Wonderings, eeting asks this question: I need help with troubleshooting an oil-free moisturizer (modified from Susan’s) and was hoping someone can enlighten me.  Recipe:HEATED WATER PHASEWater 30%, Aloe Juice 50%, Sodium lactate 2%, Green tea extract 5%, Hydrolysed Oats 2%, Sea Kelp Bioferment 5% (Preserved with: Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin, Sodium Dehydroacetate). HEATED OIL PHASEBTMS conditioning emulsifier 3%, Cetyl alcohol 2%.COOL...

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Weekend Wonderings: Back to basics with glycerin and preservatives in anhydrous products

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In this post on making a body butter, Tessa asks: Why is glycerin part of the water phase and not of the oil phase? What happens if I increase the percentage of glycerin? If I’m going to make castor oil and mineral oil, vitamin E and titanium dioxide part of the recipe, in which phase do I...

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Before you write to me, please read this!

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If you’re new to the blog, welcome! Pull up a chair, grab a cup of tea, and stay a while! I thought I’d offer you a little tour of what we have to offer ’round here… Please note, I love hearing from you. I love hearing about your successes, seeing pictures of your products, and...

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Weekend Wonderings: It’s all about the polysorbates, baby!

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There were a few questions about polysorbate 20 this week, so let’s take a look at those comments! WILL HEATING HELP AN EMULSION WITH POLYSORBATE 20? In this post, Polysorbate 20 vs. polysorbate 80, Sam F asks, Do you think heating will aide an o/w emulsion when adding 0.3% eo’s & 1.2% polysorbate 20 to water?...

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Gels (revised for 2013)!

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I admit I have a thing for gels. It’s so cool to see some water and some powder come together to create something so thick a fork can stand up in it! I’ve written about them in the past, but I thought it would be fun to do a little update on the topic. What’s...

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