oils

Emollients you will love: Apricot kernel oil (INCI: Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil) – full profile with all the charts!

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A bottle and plastic shot glass sit on a grey background, both filled with a yellow, clear, oily liquid - apricot kernel oil

This profile is part of a project I’ve been working on for the last 18 months or so – my oils encyclopedia with all the information you might want to know about liquid oils, solid oils, and butters. I’m sharing this today as I’d love some feedback on what you think before I get into...

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Demythifying the myths: Fancy oils are not sensitive to heat – you can put them in the heated oil phase

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A beaker of yellow oil sits on a digital scale beside two clear bottles with clear caps that contain the same oil.

I see this comment all the time – can I add my fancy oil (like rosehip, evening primrose, borage, raspberry, etc.) to the cool down phase of the emulsion so I don’t hurt it? – and I thought I’d write something about it. Here’s the quick summary of this post: Oils are not heat sensitive...

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A reminder: Oils and anhydrous products don’t have a pH!

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I saw someone on social media the other day trying to measure the pH of oils, and thought it was a good thing to share this reminder – oils don’t have a pH. They can’t have a pH because you need water to have a pH. Before we start I have a huge section on...

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Q&A: How can I use medium chain triglycerides (MCT) in face creams or facial products?

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In the monthly Q&A, Medha asked, Mid chain triglycerides how to use it in the face creams or face products? On October 31, 2023, we took a look at this question – Emollients you will love: What’s the difference between MCT, FCO, and CCT? – in which we determined that medium chain triglycerides are the...

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Emollients you will love: What’s the difference between MCT, FCO, and CCT?

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In the monthly Q&A, Media asked, Mid chain triglycerides how to use it in the face creams or face products? I have loads of formulas using these ingredients and it’s super easy to sub them in formulas in which I don’t! Before we get to those on November 2, 2023, let’s take a look at...

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