#alltheingredients: Jeesperse® ICE-T-LB-T-NS (cold emulsifier, anionic)

I’m having such great fun teaching at Windy Point Soap Making Supplies in Calgary this week! We have three classes left – eco lotion making using naturally compliant emulsifiers; intermediate lotion making; and premium facial care – so I’m still super busy, but I wanted to share a few things from this week! Well, that...

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#alltheingredients: Chia seed extract (water soluble)

Let’s meet a lovely water soluble extract, chia seed extract – INCI: Glycerin (and) Water (and) Salvia Hispanica (Chia) Seed (and) Sodium Benzoate (and) Potassium Sorbate – I’ll be using in my classes at Windy Point Soap Making Supplies! Chia seed extract – Salvia Hispanica (Chia) Seed – is used as a great anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory,...

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#alltheingredients: Quinoa extract (water soluble)

Let’s meet another awesome extract I’ll be using in my classes at Windy Point Soap Making Supplies this weekend and the next, quinoa extract (water soluble), INCI: Glycerin (and) Water (and) Chenopodium Quinoa Seed Extract (and) Sodium Benzoate (and) Potassium Sorbate This ingredient has all kinds of neat properties – including working as an anti-oxidant, film...

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#alltheingredients: Manuka honey extract (humectant)

I’ve been playing with Manuka honey extract – INCI: Honey extract (and) butylene glycol or INCI: Water (and) Glycerin (and) Honey Extract (and) Sodium Benzoate (and) Citric Acid – for the last few years, but I haven’t shared the ingredient write up anywhere but the Shiny Things, volume 2 e-zine. Let’s take a look a...

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#alltheingredients: Sodium phytate (chelating ingredient)

Jen from Lotioncrafter was kind enough to send me some sodium phytate to play with over the summer.  Sodium phytate is a water soluble chelating ingredient we can add to our products at 0.05% to 0.5% to bind with metal ions to keep the ingredients from reacting with them. These metal ions can precipitate in...

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