Lotions

Adapting our formulas to use ECOcert ingredients: Simulgreen 18-2 – using xanthan gum (updated)

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Yesterday, we took a look at using Simulgreen 18-2 and fatty alcohols in this potential formula for Josie Maran Whipped Body Butter. Today, let’s take a look at using xanthan gum as a stabilizer for this emulsifier. Part one, defining our terms Part two, gelling agents Part three, all-in-one emulsifiers Part four, creating an emulsifier with the HLB...

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Prepare your body for winter: Baobab & babassu body butter with Simulgreen 18-2 (part one)

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Yeah, as a former English major, I love a good alliteration, but these are some of my favourite ingredients with one of my favourite new emulsifiers, Simulgreen 18-2. I made a huge batch last year for our itchy winter skin, and I’ve made so many versions of it since then as I love it so much....

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Question from Patreon: How to use alcohol in a lotion? (part two)

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In yesterday’s post, we took a look at how we might use alcohol in a lotion. In today’s post, I thought I’d shared a few ways you could incorporate ethanol into your products. If you want to make something pH balanced for our skin, I know you can use Aristoflex AVC to make 50% ethanol gels. In...

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Emulsifiers: Emulthix – a light, cold process lotion with white tea, pumpkin seed oil, and baobab protein

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You know I can’t leave well enough alone, so I thought I’d take yesterday’s Emulthix recipe and add some of my favourite ingredients to take it from great to fan-freakin’-tastic! Want to know more about Emulthix? Cick here!  Let’s alter my heated water phase first. I’m adding a humectant – sodium lactate – along with...

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Emulsifiers: Emulthix – a cold process lotion recipe

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Yesterday, we said “hello!” to Emulthix, a cold process emulsifier that can handle quite high levels of oils. I thought I’d try making a basic lotion with only one oil – pumpkin seed oil, one of my favourites – and see what I thought of the viscosity! EMULTHIX LOTION WITH PUMPKIN SEED OILOIL PHASE20% pumpkin...

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