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Emulsifiers you will love: Sodium stearoyl glutamate (aka Eumulgin SG), part four – using naturally compliant preservatives, plus information on measuring and adjusting pH with a short video! 

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A beaker containing white powder - the emulsifier Eumulgin SG - sits oh the edge of a digital scale

Welcome to part four of this short series on using Eumulgin SG (INCI: Sodium stearoyl glutamate). In today’s post, we’ll be looking at some naturally compliant and non-conventional preservatives to see if they’ll work in the formula. In part one, we met this emulsifier: Emulsifiers you will love: Sodium stearoyl glutamate (aka Eumulgin SG), ingredient...

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Emulsifiers you will love: Sodium stearoyl glutamate (aka Eumulgin SG), part three – changing preservatives, adding product protecting ingredients, and a new, modified formula 

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Welcome to part three of this short series on using Eumulgin SG (INCI: Sodium stearoyl glutamate), a strongly anionic (negatively charged) emulsifier that offers a light or “nude” skin sensations, creating non-greasy, non-waxy, emulsions. Find part one here – Emulsifiers you will love: Sodium stearoyl glutamate (aka Eumulgin SG), ingredient profile post.  Find part two...

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Emulsifiers you will love: Sodium stearoyl glutamate (aka Eumulgin SG), part two – basic lotion formula #1

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Welcome to part two of this short series on using Eumulgin SG (INCI: Sodium stearoyl glutamate), a strongly anionic (negatively charged) emulsifier that offers a light or “nude” skin sensations, creating non-greasy, non-waxy, emulsions. Find part one here – Emulsifiers you will love: Sodium stearoyl glutamate (aka Eumulgin SG), ingredient profile post.  It’s naturally compliant...

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Montanov™ L (INCI: C14-22 Alcohols (and) C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside): Creating a base formula with 20% oil phase (part 1)

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We first met this emulsifier in 2022 in my e-book, Beyond Emulsifying Wax, part three: More natural emulsifiers you will love, but it’s time I shared it here on the site! On Monday, June 4, 2025, we met this awesome emulsifier, Montanov™ L (INCI: C14-22 Alcohols (and) C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside) , a naturally compliant, green,...

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“The Neck’s Best Thing (Lifting & Firming for the Chic Hen)” – part four version two of the formula with video!

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Natalie Skiller, known as the awesome formulator for Sweet Little Crumb (Facebook, Instagram, and her new Patreon, This Formulating Life!) has very generously shared two amazingly-named formulas for a gorgeous, luxurious neck cream with all kinds of actives and cosmeceuticals to make you look your most awesome! In part one of this series, “The Neck’s...

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