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#alltheingredients: Amaranth seed oil (INCI: Amaranthus caudatus seed oil)

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We’ve used amaranth in a number of different ways here in our workshop… Amaranth seed oil (Amaranthus caudatus seed oil) Amaranthus squalane NaturePep Amaranth (INCI: Water, Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Extract) – Lotioncrafter link, post coming soon FSS foaming amaranth PET* or FSS foaming amaranth ECT* (INCI: Sodium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Amaranth Protein) – FSS links, post coming...

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#alltheingredients: Borage extract (INCI: Glycerin (and) Water (and) Borago Officinalis (Borage Herb) (and) Sodium Benzoate (and) Potassium Sorbate)

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I can’t believe I haven’t shared my love for this extract with you yet! Let’s take a look at borage extract (INCI: Glycerin (and) Water (and) Borago Officinalis (Borage Herb) (and) Sodium Benzoate (and) Potassium Sorbate), a water soluble liquid botanical extract we can add to our products at 0.5% to 5% in the cool down...

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#alltheingredients: Dodecane – super light, fast spreading hydrocarbon emollient

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Dodecane is a very lightweight, natural, plant-derived, non-polar emollient (hydrocarbon) we can use anywhere we might use oils – lotions, facial moisturizers, lip balms, colour cosmetics, facial sera, eye care products, hair care, anhydrous products. It’s a great pigment wetter and helps disperse pigments in colour cosmetics. In hair care products, both rinse-off and leave-on, it...

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#alltheingredients: Vitamin C, 3-Glyceryl Ascorbate

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I thought we could take a look at a neat new version of Vitamin C, 3-glyceryl ascorbate (INCI: 3-Glyceryl Ascorbate, Glycerin, Water) I found at Lotioncrafter! Vitamin C, 3-glyceryl ascorbate (INCI: 3-Glyceryl Ascorbate, Glycerin, Water) is a water soluble, stable version of Vitamin C we can use in water-only and emulsified products. It works as an anti-oxidant that...

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#alltheingredients: Hyaluronic Acid 4D – film former, hydrator

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I’m having great fun working with variations on Hyaluronic Acid this month. First, we met Oleo-HA (INCI: Sodium hyaluronate, hydrogenated castor oil, castor seed oil); now let’s meet Hyaluronic Acid 4D (INCI: Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Pentylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Aqua), an ingredient I found at Lotioncrafter (USA). This is a...

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