Experiments in the workshop: Behenyl alcohol in my Ritamulse SCG sugar scrub!

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I’m having a love affair with Ritamulse SCG in my sugar scrubs, and thought I should try making it with a different fatty alcohol – behenyl alcohol. I’ve made sugar scrubs with Ritamulse SCG and sugar scrubs with behenyl alcohol, but never both! So let’s see what this might feel like! BLACK COCOA BUTTER EMULSIFIED...

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Why bother with distilled water in our products?

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I know it’s a pain to get hold of distilled water for every single crafting session, but it’s necessary! “Distilled water is water that has many of its impurities removed through distillation. Distillation involves boiling the water and then condensing the steam into a clean container.” (Click for more from Wikipedia!) In other words, distilled water...

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Not all sulfates are sulfates

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I don’t really see anything wrong with sulfates in our surfactants, but some people wish to avoid them…but not all sulfates are sulfates. If you’re avoiding sulfates, I guess you have to stay well away from Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) and BTMS (behentrimonium methosulfate). You won’t be able to use gypsum in your house (calcium...

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Why did I buy that again? Cera bellina – making an anhydrous eye gel

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I thought I’d make a nice eye gel with the cera bellina and add some lovely oil soluble ingredients and extracts. ANHYDROUS EYE SERUM WITH CERA BELLINA10% borage oil20% macadamia nut oil14% fractionated coconut oil10% calendula oil12% kukui oil4% sea buckthorn oil5% green tea extract (oil soluble)5% phyto oil10% cera bellina10% mallow extract (oil soluble)...

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Why did I buy that again? Cera bellina – a gel with shea butter

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I’m still experimenting with cera bellina, and I thought I’d try this recipe I found on the translated site of the Aroma Zone and I thought I’d try it. It goes like this…. AROMA ZONE RECIPE – SHEA BUTTER & OIL WITH CERA BELLINA10% shea butter13% cera bellina76.50% macadamia nut oil0.5% fragrance oil I decided...

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