Lotions

Weekend wonderings: Rice bran oil, stearic acid, shampoo bars, and using glycerin in anhydrous products

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Every day I see so many great comments and e-mail messages from wonderful readers like you, but I find I have a hard time getting to them when I only have so much time to write in the mornings. So I’ve decided to create a new series called Weekend Wonderings where you can find those...

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Question: How to use lecithin as the emulsifier in your lotions?

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I’ve been asked this question a lot over the last two weeks and the answer is simple: Lecithin can’t be used as the sole emulsifier in an oil in water lotion like product. Don’t get me wrong – I love lecithin as an emollient and as a water absorber in a few of my mostly oil...

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Fun in the workshop: Modifying the rice bran oil hand protector cream

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Raymond is doing a lot of work with his hands at his job, and I trash my hands regularly with all the sewing, knitting, crocheting, and other crafting I do, not to mention the cleaning up afterwards, so I thought I’d make some of this hand protectant to help us both. I like this recipe...

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Question about VE and MF emulsifiers…

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In this post, Dizzi (aka Diana) asks: I wonder if you can help with an opinion? I learned to make creams and lotions by following recipes from the UK company Aromantic, which I gather you are familiar with. Recipes for most of their basic creams advocate using an emulsification system which involves two so-called ‘VE’ and...

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Where’s the emulsifier? Play along!

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Anonymous asked in this post: Speaking of oils and emulsifiers, I have a product that i am wracking my brain to work out what is acting as the emulsifier. Can anyone help me? Ingredients are: Water, sunflower oil, coconut oil, olive oil, wheatgerm oil, castor oil, sugar glycerin, chamomile, essential oils as fragrance, and colour. Any help will be...

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