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Chemistry Thursday: Foamy, bubbly, lathery™ surfactants – increasing viscosity, the salt curve, and more (part 54)

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Let’s recap what we’ve learned so far, look at last week’s assignment, then take a look at how to increase viscosity in surfactant-based products, something we have to master to make awesome products! An important note about this series – it’s here for life. It isn’t going anywhere. If you want to take a break...

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Chemistry Thursday: Foamy, bubbly, lathery™ surfactants: Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) and sodium coco sulfate (SCS) (part 52)

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September 29 2023

Chemistry Thursday: Foamy, bubbly, lathery™ surfactants: Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) and sodium coco sulfate (SCS) (part 52) This is an exciting day! We’re talking about foamy, bubbly, lathery™ surfactants – some of my very favourite ingredients – and how they work! Woo hoo! Let’s recap what we’ve learned so far, look at where we find...

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Chemistry Thursday: More on polyatomic ions, short introduction to solubility, and why we don’t use spring, mineral, or tap water in our formulas (part 50)

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Chemistry Thursday: More on polyatomic ions, short introduction to solubility, and why we don’t use spring, mineral, or tap water in our formulas (part 50) Welcome back! Let’s take a closer look at polyatomic ions, some examples of compounds, and why we don’t use mineral, spring, or tap water in our products, as we work...

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Chemistry Thursday: Introduction to solubility, part 46

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Welcome back to section 2 of this Introduction to cosmetic chemistry series I’m sharing every Thursday. In this, the second section of the introduction to cosmetic chemistry series/source (aka second section), we’re focusing on water soluble ingredients, taking a look at solubility, salts, and polyatomic ions, then we’ll work on acids/bases, pH, and all that...

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Chemistry Thursday: Introduction to solubility, part 45

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Woo hoo! We’re back! Sorry about the delay – I needed to figure out what we would be learning next, then write a goodly part of the series so I knew where we were going. We spent a lot of the first part of the series talking about fatty alcohols, fatty acids, esters, oils, solid...

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