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Cucumber extract is a great addition to a toner as it behaves as an emollient and hydrator to our products. It can behave as an astringent ingredient, so it’s great for oily skin, and it offers moisturizing through those polysaccharides, so it can be great for dry skin as well. You can make an awesome...
What have we learned over the last little while about using sunflower oil in our products? We’ve learned that sunflower oil contains linoleic acid, which helps repair skin’s barrier mechanisms and helps prevent transepidermal water loss (TEWL); oleic acid, which softens and moisturizes skin; and phytosterols, which reduce inflammation and itching as well as TEWL.We’ve learned sunflower oil feels light...
As we saw on Friday, sunflower oil is a great addition to a lip balm. And it’s a great addition to a solid perfume because it offers no odour and is light in colour and skin feel. Solid perfumes are very basic in nature because the main goal is to keep them solid in all...
Why should you choose sunflower oil for an oil based balm? Because…oh, I’ll just let you read this post on sunflower oil to find out more as I’m sure you’re sick of hearing me go on about the linoleic acid, oleic acid, and phytosterols already! What is a balm? (From this post: Back to Basics:...
Sunflower oil is a great addition to a body butter thanks to the – oh no, she’s going to mention it again!!! – linoleic acid, which helps speed up skin’s barrier repair mechanisms and reduces transepidermal water loss; oleic acid, which moisturizes and softens; and phytosterols, which reduce inflammation and itching. As I’ve just covered this subject in the One...