emulsifiers

Q&A: Reviewing the emulsifiers in First Aid Beauty, Ultra Repair Cream Intense Hydration? Is colloidal oatmeal hard to preserve?

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In the monthly Q&A post, Melinda asked: Hey Susan, Happy New Year! There are very few products that I consider holy grail status. Two of those products come from First Aid Beauty, one being their exfoliating peel pads and the other being their Ultra Repair Cream, and that is the one I want to talk about....

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Newbie Tuesday: Creating emulsions with Simulsol/Lotionpro™ 165 – More hand & body lotions (week three)

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Welcome back to the Newbie Tuesday introduction to lotion making course/series using Simulsol/Lotionpro™ 165 (INCI: Glyceryl stearate and PEG-100 stearate). Today, we’ll be making another hand & body lotion type emulsion using this emulsifier along with the ingredients I suggested you buy in the shopping list (click here for more information). Click here for part...

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Newbie Tuesday: Creating emulsions with Simulsol/Lotionpro™ 165 – Hand & body lotions (week two)

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Welcome back to the Newbie Tuesday introduction to lotion making course/series using Simulsol/Lotionpro™ 165 (INCI: Glyceryl stearate and PEG-100 stearate). Today, we’ll be making a hand & body lotion type emulsion using this emulsifier along with the ingredients I suggested you buy in the shopping list (click here for more information). Click here for part...

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Formulating Friday: Creating lotions with Simulsol/Lotionpro™ 165 – part three, working with rheology modifiers and other advanced ingredients (week one)

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Welcome to part one of our introduction to the Simulsol/Lotionpro™ lotion making series/course for the more advanced Formulating Friday series/course. In part one on Tuesday, we met the emulsifier and looked at how to formulate with it, and in part two on Wednesday, we looked at thickeners and preservatives. Today, we’re looking at the advanced...

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Newbie Tuesday & Formulating Friday: Creating emulsions with Simulsol/Lotionpro™ 165 – part two, thickeners, rheology modifiers, and preservatives! (Week one)

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Welcome to part two of our introduction to the Simulsol/Lotionpro™ lotion making series/course for both the beginners’ Newbie Tuesday series/course and the more advanced Formulating Friday series/course. Yesterday, we met the emulsifier and looked at how to formulate with it, so today we’re looking at the thickeners and rheology modifiers we’re using for our formulas,...

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