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What do you want to know? How to make a body milk (part two)

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We took a look at a basic body milk recipe we could make using a facial moisturizer recipe yesterday. Let’s take a look at a few different versions of this recipe! BASIC FACIAL MOISTURIZER RECIPE MODIFIED TO BE A BODY MILKWATER PHASE85.5% water OIL PHASE10% oils4% emulsifier COOL DOWN PHASE0.5% preservative VERSION #1 WITH PUMPKIN...

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What do you want to know? How to make a body milk (part one)

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In the What do you want to know post, Marjo asks: I would really like to make a face/bodyMILK i have just finished the sprayable conditioner now I have BTMS-50 (finally) and I see I can go from there to a milk…but it is always nice to see a real swiftproof product walkthrough. I would be...

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Weekend Wonderings: Does behentrimonium methosulfate destroy proteins? Does castor oil contain ricin? Can we create a waterless cleanser? And a recipe for an oil based cleanser from Artemis!

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DOES BEHENTRIMONIUM DESTROY PROTEINS?In this post, Workshop!, Irina asks: I have read that BTMS cannot be used with proteins as it destroys proteins. What are you thoughts about this, is this true? Also, have you ever worked with peptides? Peptides said to be very fragile and do not like oils, how do you handle them? It...

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Wednesday Wonderings: What is the usage rate for an all in one emulsifier?

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In this post, You don’t need to use the HLB system with an all in one emulsifier, Anonymous asks: I love your blog and have been reading it for almost a year now. Can you just confirm that the usage rate of an all in one emulsifier is the percentage of the oil phase only? Because up until...

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Monday Wonderings: The difference between a conditioner with BTMS and a lotion with BTMS?

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Whew! It’s been a crazy few weeks with loads of youth programs, tons of work, and a chemistry final on the 16th for which I was studying quite a bit. I spent the weekend lounging about playing Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and feeling really guilty that I wasn’t running about getting things done, but I’m...

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