Last minute, easy, and festively impressive Christmas crafting: Creating reed diffusers (plus #alltheingredients: NATRA Reed Diffuser base

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#alltheingredients – Shea butter surfactant (INCI: Shea butteramidopropyl betaine), a foamy, bubbly, lathery™ amphoteric surfactant

I wanted to share with you this new, exciting, foamy, bubbly, lathery™ surfactant I was sent by Simply Ingredients – shea butter surfactant (INCI: Shea butteramidopropyl betaine) for those of you looking for an amphoteric, secondary surfactant, or betaine not derived from coconut. Yep, this is a surfactant derived from shea butter that works very...

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#alltheingredients: Pumpkin seed extract (INCI: Hydrolyzed Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seedcake)

Pumpkin seed extract (INCI: Hydrolyzed Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seedcake) is an amber to light brown liquid, water soluble hydrolyzed protein derived from pumpkin seeds that works as an anti-aging, anti-oxidant, treatment for scar tissue and stretch marks that might stimulate collagen production and inhibit enzymes that degrade fibrillin, “a glycoprotein, which is essential for the...

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#alltheingredients: Cornsilk extract (liquid, botanical extract)

Corn silk liquid botanical extract (INCI: Zea Mays silk extract and propanediol) is a water soluble extract derived from the silk from corn that works as an astringent, anti-inflammatory, soothing, and conditioning agent that offers a soft and silky feel to products with a water phase, like emulsions, hair conditioners, toners, cleansers, and more. It...

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#alltheingredients: Turmeric root extract (liquid, water soluble botanical)

Turmeric root extract (INCI: Curcuma longa root extract and propanediol) is an orange, liquid, water soluble botanical extract that works as an anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory thanks to the curcumin found within. It may “calm skin” and reduce redness and inflammation, which is always a bonus in a skin care product. As you can see, it’s bright...

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