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Another late morning for Swift, so here’s a post on what we’ve done in our craft groups lately! I’ll be back with a post on ferulic acid tomorrow morning! I love teaching bath and body classes to youth. They have the fun and excitement of making something that smells and feels amazing and I can...
After reviewing yesterday’s post, I realized I kinda covered a ton of products in the links for CME, so let’s take a look at another ingredient! And sorry again for the late post – I’m going to be around 10! How am I sleeping in until 8? Does one person need 10 hours of sleep?...
Caprol Micro Express (INCI PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides (and) Polyglycerol-6 Dioleate (and) Glyceryl Caprylate/Caprate) is a non-ionic solubilizer that can create emulsions when you want to add something oily to something watery (so it’s a bit like using polysorbate 20, polysorbate 80, or Cromollient SCE). It’s water soluble, and it can be used at 10% to 15%...
Here are a few more ideas on how to use the ingredients we covered in the other day’s post! (Sorry for the lateness of the posts, but for some strange reason I’ve decided to start sleeping in until around 9:00!) Cromollient SCE can be used as an emollient and emulsifier. Here are a few ideas of how...
Wow, I’m posting this late, but I slept in this morning until 9:00! I’m such a rebel! Next I’ll be staying up past midnight, doing my crosswords in pen, and drinking milk straight out of the carton! (Okay, I won’t be doing the last thing as I’m lactose intolerant, but it’s the thought that counts,...