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Combining emollients: Spreading values – Let’s create a lotion (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. Today, let’s put these concepts in action as we create a lotion or two using quick/fast, medium, and low/slow spreading emollients. Let’s say...

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Zoom workshop on Sunday, August 9th at 11 am PDT – Botanical extracts – meeting link, password, and formula handout

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Join me tomorrow for a live Zoom workshop in which we’ll be taking a look some of my favourite powdered, water soluble, and oil soluble extracts, like white willow bark, grapeseed, green tea, carob seed, bamboo, and so many more, then we’ll create a conditioner and a foaming facial product that we can customize to...

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Newbie Tuesday: Making naturally compliant lotions with Ritamulse SCG (week fifteen) – body butter #3

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Welcome back to our Newbie Tuesday series, introduction to making naturally compliant lotions using Ritamulse SCG! This is the last week of this specific series on making lotions with Ritamulse SCG, and we’ll be making our third body butter that has a special little twist. If you’d like to catch up on the series, scroll...

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Modifying products for summer: Making a warm process, more hydrating, more occlusive lotion with babassu oil and Incroquat BTMS-50

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On the 31st, we modified the 10 minute naturally compliant, cationic lotion with babassu oil to add extra humectants. I asked if you wanted to see this made with a different emulsifier, and you said yes! so let’s take a look at that. Please let me know in the comments of any post what you’d...

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Modifying products for summer: Making a cold process, mostly naturally compliant, more hydrating lotion with babassu oil

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It’s the worst part of summer for me – the end of July/beginning of August heat wave, where temperatures get to 35˚C (95˚F) with a Humidex of 39˚C (102˚F) with air quality warnings. I have air conditioning in the house and my car – as well as air conditioned seats, we just found out –...

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