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Newbie Tuesday: Gels, gels gels! Lavender & chamomile oil free gel moisturizer for normal skin types

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You shared your opinion here, by e-mail, and on my new Facebook page for the blog, so we’ll be spending a few more weeks on creating gelled products with Ultrez 20 and Sepimax ZEN.  Last week we took a look at adapting a toner to become a gelled toner by incorporating Ultrez 20 into your recipe....

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Newbie Tuesday: Gels, gels, gels! Making a gelled toner with Ultrez 20

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Last week, we met our gelling agents – Ultrez 20, a carbomer that has to be neturalized with something like triethanolamine or 18% lye, and Sepimax Zen, a pre-neutralized polymer. We’ll play with Ultrez 20 this week and Sepimax Zen next week. There are two ways to make something with Ultrez 20: You can add...

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Newbie Tuesday (on Wednesday): Gels, gels, gels! An introduction to Sepimax ZEN

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We took a look at how to use Ultrez 20 yesterday, so let’s take a look at using Sepimax ZEN in our gelled products today. Sepimax ZEN (INCI: Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6) is a pre-neutralized polymer we can use to create thick gels without having to do a lot of mixing. It works well with electrolytes, so...

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Newbie Tuesday: Gels, gels gels! An introduction to Ultrez 20

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I do love playing with gels. I can thicken a toner, make an eye gel, create a new facial cleanser, formulate an after sun gel with aloe, and so on. Let’s take a look at two ingredients I’ve been using a lot to make gels lately – Ultrez 20 and Sepimax ZEN. ULTREZ 20 (INCI: Acrylates/C10-30...

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Emulsifiers: Sepiplus 400 – making an aqueous gel

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As I mentioned yesterday, I introduced you to Sepiplus 400, an emulsifier that can make cold lotions and aqueous or alcoholic gels. Let’s take a look at how we can make aqueous gels with it! It’s a super simple process! BASIC AQUEOUS GEL WITH SEPIPLUS 40096.5% distilled water3% Sepiplus 4000.5% liquid Germall plus Weigh the...

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