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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...
This non-ethoxylated, non-ionic, cold processed, naturally derived, powdered emulsifier, Natural Emulsifier 146 (INCI: Cyclodextrin, sorbitol, polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate) aka Beauté by Roquette® DS 146, creates oil-in-water products ranging from sprays to lotions to creams with an oil phase up to 60%. This emulsifier offers a light, dry, non-greasy, smooth skin feel* for everything from light lotions...
Welcome back to this five part series on making a facial moisturizer with Olivem 1000 suitable for the winter months when we might want more occlusion, emollience, moisturization, and hydration. In part one, we reviewed the base formula we originally made in the Newbie Tuesday beginner lotion making series in 2021. In part two, we...
Welcome back to this five part series on making a facial moisturizer with Olivem 1000 suitable for the winter months when we might want more occlusion, emollience, moisturization, and hydration. In part one, we reviewed the base formula we originally made in the Newbie Tuesday beginner lotion making series in 2021. In part two, we...
Welcome back to this five part series on making a facial moisturizer with Olivem 1000 suitable for the winter months when we might want more occlusion, emollience, moisturization, and hydration. In part one, we reviewed the base formula we originally made in the Newbie Tuesday beginner lotion making series in 2021. In part two, we...