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My first thought when I saw Becky had posted this in the April duplicating thread is “ewwww, what a name!” The second thought is that the kids in my group love this stuff, so a duplication seems so logical! This is a gel that contains glitter that you put on your skin, then wash away...
Yesterday, we met a new gelling agent in the form of Sepinov EMT 10, and Monday we took a look at the ingredients we’re using in this formula. Today, let’s look at the formula and some modifications we can make to it! NIACINAMIDE & WILLOW BARK OIL FREE MOISTURIZER (HYDRO-GEL) WATER PHASE 74.5% distilled water...
If you’ve never used stearic acid in a lotion before, this is the lotion formula I recommend as a great starting point. It’s a small variation on the basic lotion you’ll find in the newbie section of the blog, but it’s a great way to learn what stearic acid brings to your product. As I mentioned...
Why did I say yesterday that we don’t encounter rancidity as much as we encounter other things like contamination? Because we really shouldn’t be making batches so large that they outlive the shelf life of the product. So let’s say you want to make this manicure balm, how long is the shelf life? LANOLIN &...
Solid scrub bars are a great place to use Incroquat BTMS-50 as it will impart some great conditioning and moisturizing without a lot of greasiness, and it stiffens the bar so it’ll keep its shape. Adding Incroquat BTMS-50 to a bar means it’s now an emulsified scrub bar. Why make an emulsified bar instead of...