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Emulsifiers you will love: Sodium stearoyl glutamate (aka Eumulgin SG), part two – basic lotion formula #1

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Welcome to part two of this short series on using Eumulgin SG (INCI: Sodium stearoyl glutamate), a strongly anionic (negatively charged) emulsifier that offers a light or “nude” skin sensations, creating non-greasy, non-waxy, emulsions. Find part one here – Emulsifiers you will love: Sodium stearoyl glutamate (aka Eumulgin SG), ingredient profile post.  It’s naturally compliant...

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Emulsifiers you will love: Montanov™ 202 (INCI: Arachidyl Alcohol, Behenyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Glucoside) – naturally compliant emulsifier (part two) – Sample formula and instructions

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Originally found in my e-book, Beyond emulsifying wax, part three: More natural emulsifiers you will love (March 2022), offered as part of the $10 (US) monthly subscription or available to purchase from the shop for $21.00 Canadian. Before we get into making some fun new awesome things for the holiday season, I wanted to introduce...

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#alltheingredients: Jeecide® CAP-7 (INCI: Caprylyl Glycol (and) Glyceryl Laurate (and) Glyceryl Undecylenate) – broad spectrum preservative

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Jeecide® CAP-7 (INCI: Caprylyl Glycol (and) Glyceryl Laurate (and) Glyceryl Undecylenate) is a natural, clear colourless liquid broad spectrum preservative we can use in all kinds of products, including naturally compliant, “preservative free”, and “clean” beauty products! Let’s take a closer look at it and how we might use it in our products. As a...

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Formulating a moisturizing, hydrating, occlusive, protective body butter for the winter months using a cold emulsifier, Jeequat® NDCS – part three, reviewing the process for making the product, then the formula! 

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Welcome back to this short series on making a more naturally compliant, cold emulsified body butter using Jeequat® NDCS as our emulsifier. In our post on Tuesday, January 4th, 2022, we looked at what we might consider when adapting a formula, then reviewed the ingredients, including the preservative. In our post on Wednesday, January 5th,...

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Formulating a moisturizing, hydrating, occlusive, protective body butter for the winter months using a cold emulsifier, Jeequat® NDCS – part two, considering the oil phase, emulsifier, and other ingredients

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Welcome back to this short series on making a more naturally compliant, cold emulsified body butter using Jeequat® NDCS as our emulsifier. In yesterday’s post, we looked at what we might consider when adapting a formula, then reviewed the ingredients, including the preservative. In today’s post, let’s look at the oil phase, emulsifier, and other...

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