Cosmeceutical

Making a water-in-silicone serum with niacinamide and n-acetyl glucosamine

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As I mentioned on Thursday, making a water-in-silicone serum is pretty easy when you use Lotioncrafter Serum SE. The hardest part is choosing ingredients to add to it! This is a perfect place to use all those lovely actives and cosmeceuticals you’ve been hoarding for a rainy day! I’m having a love affair with niacinamide...

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Making a water in silicone serum with Lotioncrafter Serum SE

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I love silicones! I think they are the silkiest feeling ingredients we can find, so I’ve always wanted to make a silicone serum like the No 7 one my mom uses or the Oil of Olay one my bestie likes so much. I found this ingredient at Lotioncrafter – Lotioncrafter Serum SE* – and thought...

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Ingredient: Hyaluronic acid

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Hyaluronic acid (HA) is being used in cosmetic products as a moisture booster, preventer of moisture loss, humectant, and anti-inflammatory. It is an anionic polysaccharide that has great water binding activity that might work as an anti-wrinkle ingredient at low levels, like 0.1% to 2%. Hyaluronic acid is found in the middle spinous layer of...

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Let’s take another look at niacinamide!

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I’ve started using a lot more niacinamide these days, and this article really reminds me why it’s such a great ingredient! This water soluble powder can be included in your toners, moisturizers, and other facial and body care products suitable for all skin types. It’s inexpensive – $3.95 for 1 ounce at Lotioncrafter or $4.50 for...

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Ingredient: Date palm extract (updated)

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I’ve become interested in date palm extract lately – I’ve seen quite a few references to it lately as an anti-wrinkle ingredient, and I was given a sample of it from the Formulator Sample Shop*. I’m already using it in the form of their Volumizing Complex PF (Water & Rice Amino Acids & Lactobacillus/Date Fruit Ferment...

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