Lotions

Emulsifiers: Aristoflex AVC – a light lotion with pumpkin seed oil, allantoin and bull kelp bioferment

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I’ve been in the workshop playing with Aristoflex AVC, a new to me all-in-one emulsifier that creates gels and light lotions at only 1%! It’s also a cold emulsifier, meaning no heating required, which is why I can make 8 in one day! On Thursday, I introduced you to a moisturizer with moringa seed oil...

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Emulsifier: Aristoflex AVC – light lotion with silicones and oil soluble extract

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I introduced you to a new emulsifier, Aristoflex AVC, yesterday. Today I’ll share the first recipe I tried with it! As with anything I get new, I like to make a small batch of the product so I can see what I think. I made a 100 gram batch of this product, and it filled...

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Modifying men’s moisturizers!

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Last Friday we created the pomegranate and witch hazel moisturizer for men’s skin.  and yesterday we made a green tea & bamboo facial moisturizer. Let’s modify the first moisturizer further from being a six ingredient moisturizer to one with some fancier ingredients. It’s incredibly easy to go nuts adding things to a moisturizer, so I’ll...

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Six ingredient lotions: Green tea & bamboo moisturizer

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We created a facial moisturizer for men on Friday with pomegranate oil and witch hazel. Could we make a different version of this? Of course – there are literally thousands of different moisturizers we could make! When it comes to a man’s facial products, we want to formulate something moisturizing and hydrating that will help...

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Modifying the six ingredient evening primrose, oat & chamomile body butter – oil phase and recipe

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Continued from yesterday… If I want this to be a bit thicker, I could add some cetyl alcohol. It’ll increase the glide and slip as well as thickening it. I think I’ll use 3% in the heated oil phase. This means I need to increase my emulsifier and reduce the water by the re-calculated amount. And...

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