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In this post, Michele writes: I wonder what I can purchase next to try. I like to buy an ingredient I would use in more than one type of product. I want to put this out there before I even think about responding to this question…You asked for it. When you read about a few of...
In this post, Steve wrote: Thank you very much for your generosity in sharing the magical world of fragrances. I’m still doing my research and tonight have been studying the whole solubilizer thing; and if you please, I have a question.Let’s say I may making up a hypothetical formula of a mix of distilled water and...
Sorry for the lack of posts this week! I was doing research – aka having great fun – in the workshop, and I wanted to do just that little bit more, and that ate into my post writing time. Plus I have a ton of products out for testing, so that’s going to take another...
In this post, Aesthete asks: Based on your experience with Coco-Caprylate Caprate, how is it compared to C12-15 alkyl benzoate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate and dimethicone? Occlusive? Spreading? After-feel? Is it comedogenic? Great question, Aesthete! I decided to do a little test by comparing coco-caprylate caprate against fractionated coconut oil (INCI caprylic/capric triglycerides), C12-15 alkyl benzoate, and cetearyl...
Here’s how many bottles I made out of that huge batch of 3.5% Ritamulse BTMS-225 conditioner I made earlier this week! The tall bottle at the back is 1 litre (32 ounces), three – 500 ml (16 ounce) bottles, one – 180 ml (6 ounce bottle), and three – 4 ounce (120 ml) bottles. I...