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Tara made a great comment in response to yesterday’s question about why some of my lotion recipes are so thick – I used to agree that your recipes came out awfully thick, but then I learned to account for evaporated water. I now make sure my vessels that contain my ingredients for heating weigh the same before...
In this post about preserving scrubs, Drei said…i think its better that there should be no preservatives. in my opinion, one there is a preservative in one’s product it just make it less organic. thus there is also a some effects if you put some preservatives in it. that is why some people get allergies. I...
Kat wrote to me to ask these questions: I have made several of the lotion recipes you’ve posted on your site. They are all wonderful, to be sure. However, I’m confused because every single one has come out too thick to pour. I define lotion as being pourable. Am I wrong? In fact, I’ve altered (to...
I hope you’ve enjoyed this look at three Ecocert preservatives – Leucidal, Advanced Leucidal – Aloe, and NataPres. I think my general apprehension about using these preservatives are threefold – they have short shelf lives, they are far more expensive than the preservatives I generally use now (liquid Germall Plus, Germaben II, and Phenonip), and...
NataPres is an Ecocert preservative I found at Lotioncrafter. I purchased it, but haven’t used it, and that’s primarily because of the need for a secondary preservative. Click here to see the data sheet. NataPres INCI: Glycerin (and) Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate (and) Lonicera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract (and) Lonicera Caprifolium (Honeysuckle) Extract (and) Populus...