I mentioned silicones in the post on occlusives and if you’ve read any of my hair care posts, I consider dimethicone to be a major part of my anti-frizz routine, but dimethicone is great for body care products as well. What is dimethicone? Dimethicone is a non-volatile oil soluble silicone you can add to your...

I love allantoin in my creations! It’s great for an apres sun spray (add at 0.5%) or a toner (at 0.5% to 1%). It’s perfect in hand lotions – especially now with all the hand washing we’re doing to keep pandemics at bay – and excellent in facial moisturizers! You can make a beautiful spray...

Allantoin is great in mineral make-up products meant for your face, like blushes, foundations, and finishing powders. Let’s adapt our finishing powder to include some allantoin… FINISHING POWDER (by volume, not weight) 3 tbsp treated serecite 1 tsp micronospheres 1/5 tsp or 6 scoops calcium carbonate or kaolin clay (for oil control, optional) 1/5 tsp...

I touched on allantoin a little in the occlusion post…click here to find out about more occlusives! Allantoin, also called 5-ureidohydantoin or glyoxyldiureide, is a fantastic skin protectant that softens skin (it’s a keratolytic, meaning it causes the keratin to soften), causes rapid cell regeneration and proliferation, and is approved by the FDA to temporarily...