Cosmeceutical – Page 2 – Point of Interest

Q&A: How do I use n-acetyl glucosamine in heated emulsions?

June 21, 2022 by SwiftCraftyMonkey

In this month’s Q&A, Susan asked, Happy day to you! I’m hoping you could tell me how to add n-acetyl glucosamine to heated emulsion face lotions. All I’ve found is that it should be dissolved in water and added to a formulation below 50˚C. Since we’re heating to 70˚C to make the emulsion this would bring...

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Creating facial moisturizers with active ingredients: Vitamin C, 3-glyceryl ascorbate

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 by SwiftCraftyMonkey

This post and formula is kinda an extension of last week’s Formulating Friday in which we made a facial moisturizer with the emulsifier Simulsol/Lotionpro™ 165 as we’re modifying those formulas, but you don’t have to be following the series to make these. If you’d like to learn more about each ingredient and why we’re using them...

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#alltheingredients: Vitamin C, 3-Glyceryl Ascorbate

March 22, 2021 by SwiftCraftyMonkey

I thought we could take a look at a neat new version of Vitamin C, 3-glyceryl ascorbate (INCI: 3-Glyceryl Ascorbate, Glycerin, Water) I found at Lotioncrafter! Vitamin C, 3-glyceryl ascorbate (INCI: 3-Glyceryl Ascorbate, Glycerin, Water) is a water soluble, stable version of Vitamin C we can use in water-only and emulsified products. It works as an anti-oxidant that...

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