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I hate summer. I hate the heat, I hate the sun and the way sunscreen makes me break out, I hate the mosquitoes and having to smell like Off, I hate the humidity that makes my hair frizz uncontrollably, I hate sweating all day, and I hate that I complain so much about hating summer....
In this post, Emulsifiers: Emulthix, Srjnm asks: How would you compare Emulthix and Aristoflex? I know you have worked with both these cold emulsifiers. When would you use one over the other or what are the pros/cons of each? Which one do you like best? Thank you for sharing your experience with these ingredients. I’ve been...
Last week, we took a look at Emulthix, a cold process emulsifier. We made a nice, basic lotion with pumpkin seed oil, water, preservative, and emulsifier, then we made it a bit more complicated by adding humectants, proteins, extracts, and more! You know me, though, there’s no way I can stop there! Let’s make a...
You know I can’t leave well enough alone, so I thought I’d take yesterday’s Emulthix recipe and add some of my favourite ingredients to take it from great to fan-freakin’-tastic! Want to know more about Emulthix? Cick here! Let’s alter my heated water phase first. I’m adding a humectant – sodium lactate – along with...
Yesterday, we said “hello!” to Emulthix, a cold process emulsifier that can handle quite high levels of oils. I thought I’d try making a basic lotion with only one oil – pumpkin seed oil, one of my favourites – and see what I thought of the viscosity! EMULTHIX LOTION WITH PUMPKIN SEED OILOIL PHASE20% pumpkin...