Chemistry

Q&A: How do we know if an ingredient is water or oil soluble?

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In this month’s Q&A, Cass asked, then followed up with another comment. hello, beginner here. I’m sorry if this is glaringly obvious but I am someone who has to triple check myself. How can I know if an ingredient is water or oil soluble? I feel so silly looking at the comments because they’re all so...

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Combining emollients: Part nine, let’s take a look at some emollients!

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We made it! We’re on part nine, the last part of this series (for now). Today, let’s take a look at some specific emollients to predict what they might be like when it comes to spreadability, skin feel, viscosity, and all the other factors we’ve investigated throughout this series. Click here to see the home page for...

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Combining emollients: Review sheet for the entire series (section 8, part two)

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Let’s update our review page to see what we’ve learned so far so we can start playing with our emollients! (You can find the home page for this combining emollients series by clicking here!) This one is updated with everything in the series to the end of part eight. The larger the spreading value of...

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Combining emollients: Part eight, putting it all together and spreading values!

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Wow, this has been quite a series! Let’s review what we’ve learned and put it all together to make sense of it. Let’s recap!  Click here to see the home page for this series!  In section one, we took a look at the concept of combining emollients to create interesting sensory experiences. In section two,...

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Combining emollients: Part seven, part two: Molecular shape, size, and weight!

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Welcome back to part two of section seven of our combining emollients series! It’s been an exciting ride, and there are only a few concepts left to review before we can start playing with loads of different ones over the next few days! Yesterday, we took a look at interfacial tension and polarity. Today, we’re...

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