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Newbie Tuesday beginner lotion making series: Introduction: The chemistry of lotions and some things about Polawax, e-wax NF, Phytomulse, and Natragem EW

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Welcome to Part one of the Newbie Tuesday beginners’ lotion series/course in which we’ll be making lotions using four different emulsifiers over the next four months. In today’s post, we’ll be looking at the chemistry of lotions and how they work, then specifically at how we’ll be using September’s emulsifiers – Polawax, Natragem EW, e-wax...

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Combining emollients: Spreading values – Emulsifiers – Simulsol/Lotionpro™ 165 (part two)

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In part one of the combining emollients series/course, we introduced the concept of combining emollients to create interesting sensory experiences. In part two, we looked at the concept of spreadability and spreading values. Then we decided to make a lotion using these concepts! In part one of this lotion formula, we chose those oils we for a Polawax...

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Combining emollients: Spreading values – Emulsifiers – Simulsol/Lotionpro™ 165 (part one)

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In part one of the combining emollients series/course, we introduced the concept of combining emollients to create interesting sensory experiences. In part two, we looked at the concept of spreadability and spreading values. Then we decided to make a lotion using these concepts! In part one of this lotion formula, we chose those oils we for a Polawax...

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Zoom workshop on Sunday, August 23 at 11 am PDT – meeting link, password, and formula package

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Woo hoo! We have another Zoom workshop this Sunday. The topic? Facial products! Join me as we take a look at formulating facial products by reviewing ingredients we might like to include, like actives, cosmeceuticals, botanical extracts, oils and other emollients, silicones, acids, vitamins, and so much more. We’ll create a few base formulas and...

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Combining emollients: Spreading values – Let’s create a lotion (part four) – formula with more esters

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In part one of the combining emollients series/course, we introduced the concept of combining emollients to create interesting sensory experiences. In part two, we looked at the concept of spreadability and spreading values. Then we decided to make a lotion using these concepts! In part one of this lotion formula, we chose those oils we for a Polawax...

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