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I do love a good emulsified body butter, a lovely thick, gooey, emollient lotion that goes on smoothly on my skin without being too greasy but still leaves behind an occlusive layer that lets me know my skin is being moisturized and hydrated. One of my favourites this year was this occlusive & protective body...
Welcome back to this short series on making a more naturally compliant, cold emulsified body butter using Jeequat® NDCS as our emulsifier. In our post on Tuesday, January 4th, 2022, we looked at what we might consider when adapting a formula, then reviewed the ingredients, including the preservative. In our post on Wednesday, January 5th,...
Welcome back to this short series on making a more naturally compliant, cold emulsified body butter using Jeequat® NDCS as our emulsifier. In yesterday’s post, we looked at what we might consider when adapting a formula, then reviewed the ingredients, including the preservative. In today’s post, let’s look at the oil phase, emulsifier, and other...
Thanks for joining me for this second short series on making body butter for the colder, windier, snowier winter months. We made a moisturizing, hydrating, and occlusive body butter using the cold emulsifier, ViscOptima® SE, that I absolutely loved over the last few days – find them here… In Thursday, December 29th’s post, we chose...
Welcome back to this three part series on making a moisturizing, hydrating, occlusive body butter for protecting and soothing our skin during these colder, windier, snowier winter months! In Thursday, December 29th’s post, we chose an emulsifier and the oil phase. In Friday, December 30th’s post, we chose the rest of the ingredients. Today, Saturday,...