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Originally posted to Patreon on Dec 2, 2017 at 4:59am In this series so far we started by taking a look at a few different ways we could define the word “natural”. then we looked at some gelling agents that might be considered more natural than our carbomers., and we concluded the other day by taking...
Originally posted to Patreon on Dec 4, 2017 at 5:21am Yesterday, we took a look at some of the all-in-one ECOcert emulsifierswe can use in the potential duplication for the Josie Maran Whipped Body Butter, but we could make our own emulsification system using the HLB system as we did in part two of that duplication.In general,...
(originally posted on Patreon on Dec 1, 2017 at 5:00am) In this series so far, we’ve tried to define what “natural” or green might be, and we took a look at some replacements for gelling agents. Let’s take a look today at some emulsifiers we could use in place of Simulsol 165 or Polawax. Before I...
Yesterday, we started a series taking a look at how we can make adapations to our products to use more natural, green, biodegradable, and certified ingredients. Today, let’s look at gelling agents. When it comes to making more natural products, I find there are three huge areas where it’s hard to find natural ingredients… 1....
Yesterday, we took a look at using Simulgreen 18-2 and fatty alcohols in this potential formula for Josie Maran Whipped Body Butter. Today, let’s take a look at using xanthan gum as a stabilizer for this emulsifier. Part one, defining our terms Part two, gelling agents Part three, all-in-one emulsifiers Part four, creating an emulsifier with the HLB...