Lotions

Q&A: Is Incroquat BTMS-50 a “true emulsifying wax”? Does it create less stable emulsions than e-wax?

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In this post – Creating a vanilla and cornsilk protecting and conditioning facial moisturizer (part eleven) – Using Incroquat BTMS-50 as the emulsifier, the formula – Olena asked, Hi! I recently read a comment in a Facebook group where an admin wrote that Incroquat BTMS-50 is not a true emulsifying wax compared to Polawax, Emulsifing...

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Tips & techniques: Waiting to package emulsions when they’re cooled – viscosity and contamination

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When can you judge the viscosity of your lotion after creating it? Well, that depends… When will an emulsion reach final viscosity?  In general, you can get kind of an idea when you’ve had it at room temperature for a few hours as all the butters, solid oils, fatty acids, fatty alcohols, solid esters, and...

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What do you want to make for presents this year? A 99% naturally compliant after shave lotion! Part five: A modified formula with emollients in the cool down phase.

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Welcome back to this series on making an after shave lotion. In yesterday’s post, we decided to use Montanov™ 202 as our emulsifier, which means we could make a 99% naturally compliant lotion, which is kinda cool, eh? In part two, we looked at our oil phase and the lovely emollients we could use. I’ve...

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What do you want to make for presents this year? A 99% naturally compliant after shave lotion! Part four: The formula!

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Welcome back to this series on making an after shave lotion. In yesterday’s post, we decided to use Montanov™ 202 as our emulsifier, which means we could make a 99% naturally compliant lotion, which is kinda cool, eh? In part two, we looked at our oil phase and the lovely emollients we could use. I’ve...

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What do you want to make for presents this year? A 99% naturally compliant after shave lotion! Part three: The water phase, actives & extracts, and product protection

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Welcome back to this series on making an after shave lotion. In yesterday’s post, we decided to use Montanov™ 202 as our emulsifier, which means we could make a 99% naturally compliant lotion, which is kinda cool, eh? Yesterday, we looked at our oil phase and the lovely emollients we could use. I’ve included a...

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