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So what’s the difference between a lotion and a cream? Or a body butter and a cream? Nothing, to be honest. It’s just another name we give to a product that is generally thicker than a lotion and it tends to be found in a jar. Here’s the plan…We’ll make this on August 21st, which...
Catherine wrote to me in this post with these concerns: Hi. I’ve had my first epic lotion fail. My question: Can I still use this broken emulsion lotion packed with cosmeceuticals? It has preservative in it so I figure, even if it’s not pretty, I assume I can still use it? Just shake it up...
I know many people – including my mom and best friend – want me to make an eye cream…and I kinda did. I’ve been using this recipe for Ritamulse SCG in a hand lotion as an eye cream and I love it! When I make it again, I’ll leave out the mango butter and beeswax...
As I mentioned the other day, we can take adapt recipes using one emulsifier to use another, so let’s do that with a facial moisturizer. I think Ritamulse SCG will make a nice facial product because it’s a bit more powdery than Polawax or emulsifying wax, so let’s see what we can make here! I’m...
After asking for your opinions in this post and this one, I think I can come up with a lotion using what I call minimally processed ingredients. What ingredients will I include in this lotion? I need the following…– preservative– humectant– emollients– emulsifier– barrier ingredients– water or water like ingredients We know what we will use...