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Someone asked me why their conditioner bars were soft in the syndet shampoo bar group I admin with Jo-Anne Emery on Facebook, and they shared their variation on my formula in which they’ve included 5% coconut oil and an unknown butter, and I thought I’d expand on what I shared with them over there… Important...
I’m getting a lot of questions about conditioner bars, which makes me think you’re all making them out there. Woo hoo! Aren’t they awesome? Table of contents Where do I find formulas and information for making conditioner bars on this site? What’s the best process for making a conditioner bar? How to best melt BTMS...
There’s absolutely no need to use both BTMS-25 and BTMS-50 in a conditioner bar as they contain the same ingredients. If you wanted to add cetearyl alcohol to a BTMS-50 formula, just buy it on its own as it’s about 75% cheaper! If we have a formula that’s 60% BTMS-50, we have 30% BTMS and...
Welcome back to this five part series on how to make a super silky & smoothing babassu, jojoba & carrot tissue oil shaving or body conditioning bar! In part one, we took a look at the original formulas with instructions for making a babassu & macadamia nut beard or hair conditioner that works well as...
Welcome back to this five part series on how to make a super silky & smoothing babassu, jojoba & carrot tissue oil shaving or body conditioning bar! In part one, we took a look at the original formulas with instructions for making a babassu & macadamia nut beard or hair conditioner that works well as...