#alltheingredients: Crocus Sativus Flower Extract (Saffron) extract

This looked like an interesting extract found in the ingredient list of our most recent potential duplication, Deva Curl Wash Day Wonder Pre-Cleanse Slip Detangler, so let’s see what this is all about! “Crocus Sativus Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the Saffron Crocus, Crocus sativus L., Iridaceae”, (reference) which is used...

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#alltheingredients: What’s a fruit essence or distillate water?

There are all kinds of botanical waters we can use in our products, and these fruit essences (aka distillate water) are a lovely way to get all the awesome goodness and fragrances of fruit without the bright or dark colours. A fruit essence is a “highly aromatic water recovered at the pre-heater stage of the...

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#alltheingredients: Chia seed extract (water soluble)

Let’s meet a lovely water soluble extract, chia seed extract – INCI: Glycerin (and) Water (and) Salvia Hispanica (Chia) Seed (and) Sodium Benzoate (and) Potassium Sorbate – I’ll be using in my classes at Windy Point Soap Making Supplies! Chia seed extract – Salvia Hispanica (Chia) Seed – is used as a great anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory,...

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#alltheingredients: Quinoa extract (water soluble)

Let’s meet another awesome extract I’ll be using in my classes at Windy Point Soap Making Supplies this weekend and the next, quinoa extract (water soluble), INCI: Glycerin (and) Water (and) Chenopodium Quinoa Seed Extract (and) Sodium Benzoate (and) Potassium Sorbate This ingredient has all kinds of neat properties – including working as an anti-oxidant, film...

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Q&A: How can I stabilize the colour of products with watermelon extract?

In the June Q&A, Anna asked, I formulate 99-100% natural products, and love color, so I’ve been using natural colorants in my products, such as glycerites, watermelon powder (Citrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) Fruit Extract from Formulator Sample shop). My general formula is: hydrosols, distilled water, allantoin, sodium lactate, glycerite (or watermelon powder), natural chelating agent-PA3 (Sodium...

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