#alltheingredients: Hyaluronic acid, Oleo-Ha (oil soluble humectant, active for skin and lips)

Jen from Lotioncrafter very kindly sent me a sample of this oil soluble hyaluronic acid (INCI: Sodium hyaluronate, hydrogenated castor oil, castor seed oil), which I tried in my new modification of what I’m calling Grey’s Heady Harvest anhydrous balm with Oleo-HA because it’s full of so many gorgeous oils and vitamins,  so let’s take...

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Creating foamy, bubbly, lathery™ facial cleansing grains: Two more formulas! (part five)

In part one, we took a look at the formula for a foamy, bubbly, lathery™ cleansing grains with botanicals and powdered surfactants and vitamins and so much more. In part two, we looked at the solid surfactants we might choose for this product. In part three, we considered a few humectants and botanical extracts. In...

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Creating foamy, bubbly, lathery™ facial cleansing grains: Choosing other powders, like clay and starches, and testing the pH (part four)

In part one, we took a look at the formula for a foamy, bubbly, lathery™ cleansing grains with botanicals and powdered surfactants and vitamins and so much more. In part two, we looked at the solid surfactants we might choose for this product. In part three, we considered a few humectants and botanical extracts. In this...

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Creating foamy, bubbly, lathery™ facial cleansing grains: Choosing humectants and botanical extracts (part three)

In part one, we took a look at the formula for a foamy, bubbly, lathery™ cleansing grains with botanicals and powdered surfactants and vitamins and so much more. In part two, we looked at the solid surfactants we might choose for this product. In part three, we considered a few humectants and botanical extracts. Today,...

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Creating foamy, bubbly, lathery™ facial cleansing grains: Choosing surfactants (part two)

Yesterday, we took a look at the formula for a foamy, bubbly, lathery™ cleansing grains with botanicals and powdered surfactants and vitamins and so much more. Today, let’s take a look at the ingredients and why I used what I used! Choosing your surfactants! The first thing to consider are the powdered surfactants you’ll use...

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