Why you shouldn’t be using spatulas to mix emulsions with all kinds of examples, including LUMOROL K 5229 shower oils! 

Sigh…I can’t believe I have to keep telling you not to use spatulas to make emulsions, but here we are again doing it with shower oils… Before we return to the series on making foamy, bubbly, lathery™ shower oils with LUMOROL K 5229 (INCI: MIPA-Laureth Sulfate, Laureth-4, Propylene Glycol), I need to address yet again...

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Experiments in the workshop: Making a 10 minute honeyed body custard with SEPILIFE™ NUDE (formula)

I’m absolutely in love with this new cold process emulsifier, SEPILIFE™ NUDE aka GelMaker® NAT (INCI: Sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, C15-19 alkane, polyglyceryl-6 laurate, polyglycerin-6). It’s a liquid, anionic, cold process/room temperature emulsifier, rheology modifier, thickener, suspender, and texture modifier that can be used to emulsify oils on its own or used in combination...

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Experiments in the workshop: Making a sugared lemon body yogurt with SEPILIFE™ NUDE (formula)

I started working with this awesome new cold process emulsifier, SEPILIFE™ NUDE, in the spring, and it’s time to share these formulas with you as I’ve had three months to observe these two creamy lotions to ensure they remain emulsified with no separations of oil and water. What is this emulsifier like? SEPILIFE™ NUDE aka...

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Making unicorn sparkle glitter gel! (Links to formulas)

We met this duplication back in 2017, the Patreon days, and it’s been a big hit ever since! You can make these easily with bio glitter – check out this post, Q&A: Glitters! So many questions about shiny things! – to learn everything you wanted to know about glitter! Summer’s the best time to sparkle...

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Experiments in the workshop: Making foaming shower oils with Lumorol K 5229 (INCI: MIPA-Laureth Sulfate, Laureth-4, Propylene Glycol)

Welcome back to this short series on using this new-to-me ingredient, LUMOROL K 5229 (INCI: MIPA-Laureth Sulfate, Laureth-4, Propylene Glycol), an anionic blend of surfactants that create waterless foamy, bubbly, lathery™ cleansers, like shower oils, oil-based cleansers, foaming bath products, foaming bath cubes, and more combinations with oils of all sorts along with fragrance/essential oils...

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