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The key to making a good facial cleanser is to start with gentle to mild surfactants used at just the right amount to cleanse your skin without making it feel stripped or dry. We want to use the surfactants at the right suggested usage rate so they will rinse off clean. Without further ado –...
One more thing before we get to the details of our various surfactants…Let’s take a look at the importance of the pH of our products. Our skin has an acid mantle, which is a fine, slightly acidic film with a pH of 4.7 to 5.9, which acts as a barrier to bacteria, viruses, and other...
On Tuesday, I asked you to think about your skin type. Today I’ll share with you what I know and love about foamy, bubbly, and lathery surfactants. I love surfactants the way other women love shoes. I have a closet of them, and sometimes I take them out of their little box in my workshop...
Oh my gosh! It’s here! The day on which we start making a facial cleanser. Are you as excited as I am for this? Woo! We’ll be taking a look at the process of creating a foaming facial cleanser over the next few days – so it’s really not a Tuesday only thing for this...
If you’re following along with our upcoming Newbie Tuesday series for making facial products, here’s your equipment list. (If you take $20 and go down to the dollar store, you’ll get just about everything you need there!) Digital scale: You’ll want something that can weigh 1 gram (meaning there’s no decimal on the scale). You...