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#alltheingredients: Crocus Sativus Flower Extract (Saffron) extract

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This looked like an interesting extract found in the ingredient list of our most recent potential duplication, Deva Curl Wash Day Wonder Pre-Cleanse Slip Detangler, so let’s see what this is all about! “Crocus Sativus Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the Saffron Crocus, Crocus sativus L., Iridaceae”, (reference) which is used...

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Emollients you will love: Pracaxi oil (INCI: Pentaclethra Macroloba Seed Oil)

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Pracaxi oil (INCI: Pentaclethra Macroloba Seed Oil) is a pale yellow to yellow oil derived from the seeds of the Pentaclethra macroloba tree found in parts of Central America, Trinidad, Guyana, and north Brazil. In the not-so-great photo above, you can see it can be light yellow to darker yellow.  I’ve seen a few claims...

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#alltheingredients: Iota-Carrageenan (natural rheology modifier)

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Yesterday, we met Genugel® G-130, kappa-carrageenan, which creates firm, brittle, solid gels. Today, let’s meet iota-carrageenan, an anionic or negatively charged thickener that creates soft, elastic gels. As a note, you’ll notice a lot of duplications from yesterday’s post, but there’s no point in re-writing something just to make it look different.  If you’ve ever...

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#alltheingredients: Genugel® G-130 – kappa-carrageenan (natural rheology modifier)

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As a note, there are a few different kinds of carrageenans we can buy, the most common being iota-carrageenan or kappa-carageenan. I’ll be writing about both. If you’ve ever made jelly soap, you’ve probably used iota-karageenan, which creates soft, wiggly, elastic gels.  Genugel® G-130 carrageenan (kappa) is an anionic or negatively charged water dispersible thickener derived from...

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Emollients you will love? Illipe butter

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I shared a bit about this butter a few years ago, but I’ve been playing with it a lot more lately, so I thought it was time to take a closer look at this hard, brittle butter. Illipe butter (INCI: Shorea Stenoptera (Illipe) Seed Butter) aka Borneo tallow is a hard, white to cream, brittle...

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