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#alltheingredients:  ICE Silicone or Jeesperse® CPW-CG-Crosspolymer-G-02 (cold emulsifier) – updated August 4, 2021 with preservative chart

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Woo hoo! Another cold process emulsifier? Let’s take a look at Jeesperse® CPW-CG-Crosspolymer-G-02 (INCI: Cetyl alcohol, sodium polyacrylate, polysorbate 80, glyceryl stearate, dimethicone/divinyldimethicone/silsesquioxane crosspolymer) aka ICE Silicone at Making Cosmetics – to see what it’s all about, then make a product or two. We first met this one in my e-book from April 2018, Beyond...

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#alltheingredients: Ethylhexyl palmitate – Guerbet ester, low viscosity dimethicone substitute

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You can find the home page for the Guerbet ester series by clicking this link! I’ll update it every time we meet a new ester! I’ll be referring quite a lot to the the combining emollients series in which we learned how properties like viscosity, surface tension, saturation, molecule size, molecule weight, molecule shape, polarity, and...

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#alltheingredients: Natragem® S140 NP (INCI: Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate/Sebacate (and) Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate/Caprate (and) Aqua) – solubilizer of oils into water, high HLB emulsifier

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I’ve been playing with this new, ECOCERT (naturally compliant) solubilizer of small amounts of fragrance oils, essential oils, oils, esters, and other emollients into water, gels, or alcohol/water based products, Natragem® S 140 NP (INCI: Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate/Sebacate (and) Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate/Caprate (and) Aqua), Let’s take a peek at this! Natragem® S140 NP is a solubilizer of oil...

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Follow up to my post on The ChemBox: Comparison chart download, more information on next box, and more.

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Back on July 10, 2021, I shared with you my experiences with The ChemBox. It sold out, and I know a bunch of you signed up for it, so that’s awesome! If you’d like to learn more about this subscription box and all the services you can access, click here to check out the Canadian...

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#alltheingredients: Broccoli seed oil – emollient, natural oil, silicone substitute

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Broccoli seed oil (INCI: Brassica Oleracea (Broccoli) seed oil is a natural oil derived from the seeds and sprouts of broccoli plants. It has a characteristic odour, which we’ll discuss in a minute, and works to create films on hair and skin to prevent water loss and reduce frizzies. I received this oil from Formulator...

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