Lotions

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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Modifying the six ingredient evening primrose, oat, and chamomile body butter – water phase

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As much as I’ve been enjoying the six ingredient lotions, let’s take a moment to look at how you could modify the lotions to include more ingredients that you love. We’ll use yesterday’s six ingredient evening primrose, oat, and chamomile body butter as our starting recipe. EVENING PRIMROSE, OATS,  & CHAMOMILE HAND AND BODY LOTIONHEATED WATER...

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Heating & holding revisited…

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I know I mentioned this only a short while ago in the Why did my lotion fail? Heating and holding post, but I’m getting so many questions about heating and holding this week, I thought it would be a good idea to remind you how important this process is to making emulsified products, including lotions...

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Six ingredient lotions: Evening primrose, oats & chamomile hand and body lotion

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What six ingredient lotion could we make specifically for dry skin? What things could we include to make sure that dry skin is getting all the hydration and moisturization it can? Because dry skin suffers from lower hydration levels and an impaired barrier mechanism, we need humectants to draw water to our skin and occlusives...

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