Emollients you will love: What’s the difference between MCT, FCO, and CCT?

In the monthly Q&A, Media asked, Mid chain triglycerides how to use it in the face creams or face products? I have loads of formulas using these ingredients and it’s super easy to sub them in formulas in which I don’t! Before we get to those on November 2, 2023, let’s take a look at...

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Emollients you will love: Milk thistle oil (INCI: Silybum Marianum (Milk Thistle) Seed Oil)

Milk thistle oil (INCI: Silybum Marianum (Milk Thistle) Seed Oil) is a luxurious feeling liquid oil derived from milk thistle seeds. I find it to be medium to thicker viscosity, lubricious oil with good slip and glide as well as a thick cushion that feels rich, non-greasy, and non-tacky. It contains anti-oxidants that soothes annoyed...

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Triglycerides: Why coconut oil & shea butter don’t mix! Part two!

Welcome back to this short, introductory series on the importance of triglycerides, heat, and choosing our ingredients wisely. In yesterday’s post, we looked at fatty acids and triglycerides, the importance of temperature, and why we need to be using a thermometer all the time when we’re formulating instead of guessing by touching or observing the...

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Triglycerides: Why coconut oil & shea butter don’t mix! Part one!

In our short series on the “terrible recipe” for a pumpkin spice anhydrous body butter with actual pumpkin puree and in the post on making a lovely pumpkin spice themed body butter without pumpkin puree, I mentioned that I wouldn’t use coconut oil in an anhydrous product like these with shea butter because they don’t...

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#alltheingredients: Cranberry butter (INCI: Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil (and) Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Seed Oil (and) Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil) – hydrogenated butter

I bought this awesome cranberry butter from Voyageur Soap & Candle* a few months ago, and I have been trying it in all kinds of things, from anhydrous products like whipped butters and lip balms to emulsified products, like lotions, body butters, and conditioners. *Before we start, please note that I do not take advertising...

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