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I found a comment from someone who was having trouble with lotion separation. In the message, she notes that she is using the base emulsifier from Aromantic in the UK. This is not a complete emulsifier – it’s glyceryl monostearate, a low HLB emulsifier that must be coupled with a high HLB emulsifier to create...
A few questions have come up around using BTMS-25 in a conditioner when you don’t have access to BTMS-50, so let’s take a look at what we could do here! (Click here for the post on substitutions, click for the post on emulsifiers!) What’s the difference between BTMS-25 and BTMS-50? BTMS-50 is behentrimonium methosulfate (and) cetyl...
I know many people – including my mom and best friend – want me to make an eye cream…and I kinda did. I’ve been using this recipe for Ritamulse SCG in a hand lotion as an eye cream and I love it! When I make it again, I’ll leave out the mango butter and beeswax...
As I mentioned the other day, we can take adapt recipes using one emulsifier to use another, so let’s do that with a facial moisturizer. I think Ritamulse SCG will make a nice facial product because it’s a bit more powdery than Polawax or emulsifying wax, so let’s see what we can make here! I’m...
After asking for your opinions in this post and this one, I think I can come up with a lotion using what I call minimally processed ingredients. What ingredients will I include in this lotion? I need the following…– preservative– humectant– emollients– emulsifier– barrier ingredients– water or water like ingredients We know what we will use...