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Combining emollients: Section four, viscosity – Creating an anhydrous body oil (part three, creating a formula)

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Welcome to section four of this series on combining emollients! In this part of the series, we’ll be making an anhydrous body oil (one without water) with all the information we have about viscosity and spreading values to see how those might impact the choices we make to create a smooth cascade of emollients with...

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Combining emollients: Section four, viscosity – Creating an anhydrous body oil (part one, reviewing what we know)

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Welcome to section four, part five of this series on combining emollients! In this part of the series, we’ll be making an anhydrous body oil (one without water) with all the information we have about viscosity and spreading values to see how those might impact the choices we make to create a smooth cascade of...

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Formulating Friday: Creating facial moisturizers with Incroquat BTMS-50

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Welcome to our last entry in the Formulating Friday lotion making series/course using Incroquat BTMS-50 – making a facial moisturizer! Wow, I can’t believe we’ve made it to the end! Let’s modify our formula to include all the lovely anti-oxidants, humectants, chelating ingredients, and silicones we’ve used in this series and the previous ones to...

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What’s this in my stocking? A lip balm instructional handout? Thanks, advent calendar fairy!

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The advent calendar fairy crept into my house last night and left this PDF for you, the handout for lip balms from my Handmade Christmas class I would normally teach at Voyageur Soap & Candle this time of year. Since the apocalypse has made it impossible to teach in person, I thought I’d share this...

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Newbie Tuesday: Creating facial moisturizers with Incroquat BTMS-50

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Welcome back to our Newbie Tuesday beginner lotion making series, this one focusing on making lotions, body butters, creams, and moisturizers with Incroquat BTMS-50. This week, we’re making a facial moisturizer, a light, powdery, non-greasy lotion with some awesome oils, like squalane. Previous posts & links for this series!  If you don’t know much about...

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