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In the monthly Q&A post, Melinda asked, Susan, do you or anyone else happen to know the shelf life of Simulgreen 18-2? I bought it from Lotioncrafter but they don’t carry it anymore so I can’t look at the spec sheet. I have tried searching the internet with no luck. I have the brochure pdf and...
Welcome back to this short series on this wonderful new cold process emulsifier – Jeesperse® CPW-CG-Crosspolymer-G-02 (INCI: Cetyl alcohol, sodium polyacrylate, polysorbate 80, glyceryl stearate, dimethicone/divinyldimethicone/silsesquioxane crosspolymer) aka ICE Silicone at Making Cosmetics. In part one, we met the emulsifier and learned how to use it. In part two, we took a look at four basic...
Welcome back to this short series on this wonderful new cold process emulsifier – Jeesperse® CPW-CG-Crosspolymer-G-02 (INCI: Cetyl alcohol, sodium polyacrylate, polysorbate 80, glyceryl stearate, dimethicone/divinyldimethicone/silsesquioxane crosspolymer) aka ICE Silicone at Making Cosmetics. In part one, we met the emulsifier and learned how to use it. In part two, we took a look at four basic...
We met Glyceryl Oleate in relation to the surfactant blend, Plantapon® TF (INCI: Decyl Glucoside (and) Polyglyceryl-10 Caprylate/Caprate (and) Coco Glucoside (and) Glyceryl Oleate) last year. Now, let’s learn about it on its own before we meet Lamesoft® PO 65! Glyceryl oleate is a non-ionic ester of fatty acids created by reacting glycerin (glycerol) and...
Welcome to week three of our Formulating Friday advanced lotion making series/course! This week, we’re making a thicker hand & body lotion using our new emulsifier, Olivem 1000! We made a basic version on Tuesday; today’s version will be more complicated. Before diving into this post, I recommend reading the Newbie Tuesday post on making...