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Welcome back to this introduction to cosmetic chemistry course! We’ve had great fun for the last few months looking at carboxylic acids as fatty acids, but it’s time to meet some esters! Woo hoo! I’m trying to make this post shorter than the previous ones as I know it can be a lot. An important...
Welcome back to this introduction to cosmetic chemistry course! We’ve had great fun for the last few months looking at carboxylic acids as fatty acids, but it’s time to meet some esters! Woo hoo! This is a pretty huge post as I wanted to have something to which I can refer back in the future....
I saw someone on social media the other day trying to measure the pH of oils, and thought it was a good thing to share this reminder – oils don’t have a pH. They can’t have a pH because you need water to have a pH. Before we start I have a huge section on...
Welcome back to our introduction to cosmetic chemistry series! I hope you’re enjoying it so far. I know I am! Let’s talk more about carboxylic acids, specifically the fatty acids we find in our ingredients and oils. This week, it’s all about behenic acid (C22:0) – the fatty acids, but more importantly, the ingredients derived...
Welcome back to our introduction to cosmetic chemistry series! I hope you’re enjoying it so far. I know I am! Let’s talk more about carboxylic acids, specifically the fatty acids we encounter over and over again in our liquid oils, solid oils, butters, and waxes. This week, we’re getting into very long chain fatty acids,...