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Having trouble with Montanov™ & Olivem 1000 emulsifiers? What we know about the soaping effect and what we can do and some information on liquid crystal emulsions (new part three)

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A pile of white, waxy Montanov™ 202 pellets. This is an emulsifier.

Welcome to part three of this series on working with Montanov™ emulsifiers! This post also applies to Olivem 1000 as they use similar emulsifiers as the Montanov™ series. In part one, we looked at the proper process to make one of these emulsions with example formulas. We learned the key is to follow the formula...

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Important information: Please don’t use 2% rheology modifier or cold process emulsifier in warm process emulsion as it will make your formula fail (part one with formulas)!

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In the monthly Q&A, Rick asked, I don’t know if this question is too vague, but let’s try… I made a hand lotion using Olivem 1000 with cetyl alcohol and glyceryl stearate as stabilizers, a few oils, allantoin, panthenol, glycerin and FO, and I really liked it. Then I slightly modified it, subtracting 2% water...

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Q&A: Can we use more than one active in a facial moisturizer?

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A collage of four photos. The upper left is of a beaker with a creamy moisturizer in it with a green spoon. The upper right is of a bottle with brown liquid and a cup with brown liquid on a metal scale. The liquid is Fision® Wrinkle Fix. The lower left photo is of Fision® Glow Plex, a bottle and a cup with light brown clear liquid sit on a metal plate on a digital scale. The lower right photo is of Fision® Instant Lift, a clear brown liquid in a plastic shot glass sitting on a brown shelf in front of beakers.

In the monthly Q&A, Katherine asked, For the Facial Moisturizer you made during the Zoom workshop February 8th, do you ever add more than one active? For example, instead of 3% Fision Wrinkle Fix, could you add 1.5% Fision® Wrinkle Fix and 1.5% of the Fision Instant Lift or 1.5% Fision GlowPlex? Or is it...

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Formulating Friday cold process emulsifier series: Sepigel™ 305 and Sepiplus 400 – adding more humectants, part four

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A plastic container sits on a counter with a very white, thicker looking emulsion inside. This is a lotion made with Sepigel 305.

Formulating Friday cold process emulsifier series: Sepigel™ 305 and Sepiplus 400 – adding more humectants, part four Welcome to part four of this series/course which we’re creating formulas using Sepigel 305 or Sepiplus 400! These awesome, liquid, cold process, non-ionic emulsifiers can make emulsions, gels, and gel-creams in less than 10 minutes using low/no shear...

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Formulating Friday cold process emulsifier series: Sepigel™ 305 and Sepiplus 400 – cream becomes body butter with solid oils and butters (part three)

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Welcome to part three of this series/course which we’re creating formulas using Sepigel 305 or Sepiplus 400! These awesome, liquid, cold process, non-ionic emulsifiers can make emulsions, gels, and gel-creams in less than 10 minutes using low/no shear mixing! Woo hoo! We met Sepigel 305™ (INCI: Polyacrylamide (and) C13-14 Isoparaffin (and) Laureth-7) – cold process...

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