Weekend Wonderings: It’s not easy being green…

I’ve seen quite a few comments and e-mails recently from people asking about making products with greener ingredients, like this one from Lucy: I STILL (!) haven’t been able to make a shampoo with greenish ingredients that doesn’t irritate my scalp. Tried the taurates/ isethionate but when I tried decyl & coco betaine…not cleansing enough…help..what can...

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What do you want to know? Making hair spray and using tea in our products

In the What do you want to know post, Nicole asks: 1) I’m interested in making teas to put in lotions for the water portion but i’m not sure if there are things to watch out for with this replacement or if you have to do anything different with preservatives. 2) Have you ever made or thought...

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What do you want to know? Ordering supplies – hair care products

In the what do you want to know post, Lynne asked what speciality ingredients I would suggest for the products we make. I thought I’d take a look at the basics and then the more exciting and exotic ingredients we could use! If you want to make conditioner, go with Incroquat BTMS-50 or Ritamulse BTMS-225...

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Short hair still needs conditioner!

There is an epidemic of hair cutting going on around me right now, and it’s freaking me out! Okay, I admit I have issues – the idea of a hair cut just sends shivers through me to the point that I can’t watch movies with hair cutting or head shaving in it (ick!) – but...

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Experiments in the workshop: Leave in conditioner with volumizing complex (updated)

As I’ve mentioned in the past, The Formulator Sample Shop sent me a bunch of really lovely ingredients with which I could experiment, and I’ve been playing with them one by one in various products. I thought I’d try using their volumizing complex in my leave in conditioner. The INCI for this product is Water &...

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