Weekend Wonderings: Does behentrimonium methosulfate destroy proteins? Does castor oil contain ricin? Can we create a waterless cleanser? And a recipe for an oil based cleanser from Artemis!

DOES BEHENTRIMONIUM DESTROY PROTEINS?In this post, Workshop!, Irina asks: I have read that BTMS cannot be used with proteins as it destroys proteins. What are you thoughts about this, is this true? Also, have you ever worked with peptides? Peptides said to be very fragile and do not like oils, how do you handle them? It...

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Modifying the low surfactant foaming facial cleanser: A few sample recipes with substitutions

Welcome back! I hope you had a lovely weekend! Let’s resume where we left on Friday with modifying the low surfactant foaming facial cleanser with oat surfactant with different ingredients. Part 1: Introduction and explanation of the productPart 2: Substituting surfactantsPart 3: Substituting extracts and hydrosols What’s the point of this product? This is a...

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Modifying the low surfactant foaming facial cleanser: Substituting for the hydrosols and extracts

On Wednesday, we took a look at modifying the low surfactant foaming facial cleanser with foaming oat protein. On Thursday, we took a look at modifying the facial cleanser with different surfactants. Today, we’ll take a look at some of the hydrosols and extracts I used in this product with a plan for Monday’s post...

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Modifying the low surfactant foaming facial cleanser: Substituting surfactants

As I mentioned yesterday, I modified my low surfactant foaming bottle cleanser with foaming silk to include foaming oat protein instead. But I use a lot of ingredients you might not have in your workshop, so let’s take a look at the ingredients and see what we can substitute for each one! Note: Always remember...

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Modifying the low surfactant foaming facial cleanser with foaming oat protein

I’ve been enjoying my low surfactant facial cleanser with foaming silk surfactant a lot, but there’s always room for more tweaking! The Formulator Sample Shop sent me a bunch of really interesting new ingredients, so I thought I’d play with a new surfactant called foaming oat (INCI: Sodium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Oat Protein). Full disclosure: The Formulator...

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