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When it comes to gives for formulators, a lot of people think they could buy us some exotic ingredient, something that we might not buy for ourselves – say, rose essential oil at $65 for 5 ml or some super powerful active – but we all know we’ll save it for that very special product...
I’m in the process of updating a lot of these at the moment, but if you’re looking to get your shopping done early, here are some gift lists for equipment and such I’ve shared in the past. As these are older posts, many of the links might not work, and I’m sorry in advance for...
In the monthly Q&A, Jaime asked, When making very small test batches what mixer is small and high shear? Thank you Darla very kindly answered, Hi Jaime, I know that Lotioncrafter has both a micro and mini high shear mixer! I purchased the micro and it is teeny (less than 1/2″ in diameter), but worked great for...
In this month’s Q&A, Michael asked, I’ve got a question about equipment or technique. I’ve been enjoying the Newbie Tuesday and Formulating Friday series, however I notice I’m incorporating air into my thicker creams, I don’t mind the air but sometimes I want to reduce it. What I am doing is firstly using a stick blender to emulsify the...
Thanks so much to all of you who attended our Spring Q&A Zoom workshop on May 2, 2021, where I took your questions on any topic and shared my thoughts on them. We had such great questions, and I wanted to follow up with some of the things we talked about with some more information...