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Stearic acid is a natural inclusion in a cream. In fact, you can thicken any basic lotion into a cream by adding some stearic acid. We took a look at a hand lotion yesterday. Let’s take a look at a cream today. Actually, let’s back up a second. What’s the difference between a cream and...
If you’ve never used stearic acid in a lotion before, this is the lotion formula I recommend as a great starting point. It’s a small variation on the basic lotion you’ll find in the newbie section of the blog, but it’s a great way to learn what stearic acid brings to your product. As I mentioned...
In this post, Why did I buy this and what can I do with it? Foaming bath butter, N. Bax asks: Please, will you go through what the textual and other differences are for the following body moisturizers :Milk-up to 90% water, super thin lotionLotion-up to 70% water, Crème-up to 10% water, very thick “lotion” w/1...
Today we’ll take a look at the last of my Aristoflex AVC lotions – okay, the last for a bit because I’m in love with this emulsifier, and you’ll definitely see more in the future. I’m using many of the same ingredients as my previous lotions with this emulsifier, so I’ll refer you to the...
I liked yesterday’s lotion and I really liked last week’s lotion with Aristoflex AVC. But there are more experiments to be done, so let’s take a look at a Vitamin C and ferulic acid serum made with this new emulsifier! The main ingredients in this recipe are ferulic acid and Vitamin C, a combination that...