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Welcome to part three of this duplication. On Monday, we started our review of the ingredient list, and yesterday, we finished that review. Today, let’s take a look at what’s important in this list and what’s there for label appeal? (There are just too many things to create links for all these ingredients, but you can...
In the April duplicating post, Anjali asked if we could try a duplication of L’Occitane Immortelle Divine Cream, something seconded by Charlette! We started our review of the ingredients yesterday, but had to stop as it is a really large list! Let’s continue… Helichrysum Italicum Extract: “Traditionally, herbalists have used the herb as a tincture...
Yesterday, we took a look at how to use MAP liposomes in a light, gelled facial serum. Today, let’s see how these might work in a lotion. Keep this in mind when we’re formulating with these liposomes: They should be used at 1% to 10% in the cool down phase (lower than 45˚C) in products...
We’ve been taking a look at creating cucumber body butters over the last few days in response to the absolutely ghastly HGTV homemade cucumber body butter. I thought before we finish this series, we could make a light, lovely, fresh cucumber facial lotion. I know it’s not a body butter, but this cucumber seed oil...
I’ve absolutely fallen in love with cucumber hydrosol, and have been using it in my micellar waters and toners for a while now to get that crisp fragrance and soothing properties. It’s incredibly simple to use it in either product by substituting 10% to 20% cucumber hydrosol for any other hydrosol or in place of...