Lotions

Newbie Tuesday beginner lotion making series: Ingredients we’ll be using for all the products in the series

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Welcome back to the introductory section of the Newbie Tuesday beginner lotion making series/course! In today’s post, we’ll be looking at the ingredients we’re using in our basic lotions, including humectants and thickeners. As a note, I’ve started a page with all of the links to all the parts, which I’ll be updating every time...

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Newbie Tuesday beginner lotion making series: Introduction: The chemistry of lotions and some things about Polawax, e-wax NF, Phytomulse, and Natragem EW

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Welcome to Part one of the Newbie Tuesday beginners’ lotion series/course in which we’ll be making lotions using four different emulsifiers over the next four months. In today’s post, we’ll be looking at the chemistry of lotions and how they work, then specifically at how we’ll be using September’s emulsifiers – Polawax, Natragem EW, e-wax...

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Newbie Tuesday beginner lotion making series: Introduction, the plan, shopping lists, packaging, and equipment

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Welcome to the plan and shopping list post for the upcoming Newbie Tuesday series/course, which starts on Tuesday, September 8th and runs through through December-ish, depending on the how much participation there is and which extra posts I decide to write to accompany this series/course. I’m calling it a series/course as this series – and...

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Combining emollients: Spreading values – Emulsifiers – Simulsol/Lotionpro™ 165 (part two)

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In part one of the combining emollients series/course, we introduced the concept of combining emollients to create interesting sensory experiences. In part two, we looked at the concept of spreadability and spreading values. Then we decided to make a lotion using these concepts! In part one of this lotion formula, we chose those oils we for a Polawax...

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Combining emollients: Spreading values – Let’s create a lotion (part four) – formula with more esters

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In part one of the combining emollients series/course, we introduced the concept of combining emollients to create interesting sensory experiences. In part two, we looked at the concept of spreadability and spreading values. Then we decided to make a lotion using these concepts! In part one of this lotion formula, we chose those oils we for a Polawax...

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