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Demythifying the myths: Stearic acid is not an anionic emulsifier

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I can’t stress this enough – stearic acid is a non-ionic fatty acid that thickens anhydrous products and emulsions. It is not an anionic (negatively charged) emulsifier.  Sight, I thought we’d demythified this one years and years ago, but here it is, out in the wild, messing things up again. Out there in the world...

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Experiments in the workshop: Making a sugared lemon body yogurt with SEPILIFE™ NUDE (formula)

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I started working with this awesome new cold process emulsifier, SEPILIFE™ NUDE, in the spring, and it’s time to share these formulas with you as I’ve had three months to observe these two creamy lotions to ensure they remain emulsified with no separations of oil and water. What is this emulsifier like? SEPILIFE™ NUDE aka...

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#alltheingredients: SEPILIFE™ NUDE aka GelMaker® NAT (INCI: Sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, C15-19 alkane, polyglyceryl-6 laurate, polyglycerin-6) – liquid, cold process emulsifier

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As we get ready for the new cold process emulsifier series I’ll be starting in mid- to late-September, I’ve been reviewing what I have in my workshop and ones I haven’t tried from our suppliers. With absolutely perfect timing, Windy Point Soap Making Supplies (Canada) is now carrying this awesome new-to-me cold process emulsifier, SEPILIFE...

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Tips & techniques: You don’t need to test and alter the pH of an emulsion with a few exceptions…

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Welcome back to another instalment of tips & techniques! I thought I should create a separate and updated post on this topic because I see people going through all the work to test and alter pH for emulsions that are just fine on their own. As you’ll see, most emulsifiers are designed to create formulas...

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Q&A: Creating a stable, well-preserved lotion with bee products? (Extra long post!)

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As a note, this is a giant post, but I wanted to share this without all the work of having to decide where to end the post, add new links, and do all that stuff that delays posts, so here’s what I would have shared over four days! If you have a formula you want...

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