Lotions

Six ingredient lotions: A great way to learn what you like!

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There’s a concept I like to call the six ingredient lotion, and I encourage you to try it if you’re new to the fantastic world of lotions! It’s a really great way to learn what each ingredient brings to the product while making something awesome. Here’s why I’m suggesting that every homecrafter from the never-made-anything-before...

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Weekend Wonderings: Some thoughts on lotion making processes and recipes

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I’m off to teach another class at Voyageur Soap & Candle this morning on hair care products, so I don’t have a lot of time to write, but I thought I’d share few thoughts about lotion making arising from e-mails and comments I’ve seen this week. Add the water that evaporated back to your container...

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Chemistry Thursday: The difference between solubilizers and emulsifiers redux

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In this post on solubilizers, someone asked: I still don’t get the difference between a solubilizer and a emulsifier. If I mix propylene glycol (in substitution for the surfactant), cetyl alcohol or stearic acid in water, will I be getting a lotion?  The quick answer is no because there’s nothing in your question that is...

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Weekend Wonderings: Adding the oil phase to the water phase in a stream? Can I use a solubilizer to mix salicylic acid into water? Should aloe vera have bits floating in it? And how can some companies not use preservatives?

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DOES IT MATTER HOW WE ADD THE OIL AND WATER PHASE OF A LOTION TOGETHER?In this post on pumpkin seed oil, eeting asks: After heat and hold, does it matter how quickly u add the water phase to the oil phase? It is recommended with Polawax that the liquid be added in a slow steady stream. But...

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Emulsifiers: Natragem EW (Croda) – (somewhat) final thoughts (part 1)

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Recap: On (last) Tuesday I made a lotion using Natragem EW as my emulsifier instead of Ritamulse SCG or Polawax. It’s an Ecocert emulsifier with an INCI of INCI is Glyceryl Stearate (and) Polyglyceryl-6 Palmitate/Succinate (and) Cetearyl Alcohol. The suggested usage rate is 3.0% to 7.5%, and the manufacturer notes that we can use it exactly...

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