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Q&A: Can we include oil soluble actives in an anhydrous facial serum? And a profile of D’Orientine

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In the monthly Q&A, Klymer asked, Hello Susan, hope all is well up North! When we buy actives do they always need to be use in an emulsion? I have some oil soluble actives (D’Orientine) that I want to include in oil serums alone. As long as I follow the recommended usage, is this ok...

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Q&A: Can we add oil soluble botanical extracts to conditioner bars? Part two, modifying conditioner bars to include extracts (with formulas)

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Welcome back to this short series. You can find part one by clicking this link! Let’s modify my husband’s favourite conditioner bar turned shaving bar, the super silky & smoothing babassu, jojoba & carrot tissue shaving or body conditioning bar! Instructions for making these conditioner/shaving bars can be found in this post… You can see...

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Let’s make an awesome, thickened foot lotion with Sepimax ZEN (part four, preservatives & formula)!

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Welcome back to this short series on making a gorgeous, hydrating foot cream with Ritamulse SCG. We started a previous series with a question from Jaime in the monthly Q&A about creating a thickened foot cream that used Sepimax ZEN as a rheology modifier (ingredient that thickens the water phase). We figured out the original...

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Q&A: Fixing a David Wongk recipe to create a hydrating facial serum with Sepimax ZEN!

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In the monthly Q&A, Tevin shared, I’ve bought the master beauty class from Dave and he gave me formulas but it seems wrong, and now I’m here trying to learn how to create my set of products after buying my ingredients in bulk. Currently I need help on my face serum, as it is not...

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#alltheingredients: SeaBalance 2000 – cold process, naturally compliant emulsifier – mostly written by Tanya! (Part three, combining it with structuring agents with formulas as well as information on making larger batches and using high shear appliances)

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Welcome back to part three of three of this series experimenting with SeaBalance 2000, a cold process, naturally compliant emulsifier, mostly written by Tanya, including some great comments by Jane Barber and Natalie Skiller! In part one, we looked information on this new-to-us emulsifier and some sample formulas Tanya shared with her results. In part...

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