An aside: Shelf lives of our products (part 2)

I thought we should take a look at a few recipes and see if we can figure out how long the shelf life should be for them. And I do want to point out that my goal is always a product that will last 6 months to a year. I make small batches and use...

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Duplicating products: Lush’s Afterlife moisturizer continued

Yesterday we took at look at the first three steps we need to take when we’re considering duplicating a product by analyzing Lush’s Afterlife facial moisturizer (a discontinued product). Please refer to that post if this one isn’t making sense! Step 1: Get the complete ingredient list.Step 2: Look at what each ingredient brings to the product.Step...

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Duplicating products: An introduction

I know a lot of us get into making products in the hopes of duplicating products we love by making it more moisturizing, more concentrated, or better smelling. Oftentimes we’re motivated by saving money (and you know that isn’t going to happen until we’re out of the playing and experimenting phase). Sometimes it’s easy –...

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Using cosmeceuticals in a lotion: Tweaking a dry skin moisturizer

I still haven’t received the cosmeceuticals I ordered – I feel like a kid on Christmas Eve waiting for Santa, only I know what’s inside the box – but I thought I’d take a look at some of the cosmeceutical ingredients we’ve reviewed in the last week and how we can incorporate them into a...

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Learning to formulate: What are cosmeceuticals?

I realized that I hadn’t really addressed the concept of cosmeceuticals before diving right into the topic. This is partially because my brain has been addled by the stomach flu and partially because I didn’t have ‘net access for three days. So let’s take a step back… So what exactly are cosmeceuticals? There is no...

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