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I thought I should make this a standalone post as I refer to this concept quite a bit in most of my posts. If you’re making a product and you need to test and adjust the pH, most of the time you’ll do it when all the ingredients at in the formula. You might do...
I bought this pH meter – the Apera Instruments PH60-Z Smart pH Tester with Bluetooth – over five years ago now, but somehow forgot to tell you about the most wonderful pH meter I have ever owned! Let’s talk about it now! Why do I like it? 💧 It’s super accurate – it measures pH...
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...
It feels like there’s a lot of misinformation being spread about how to test and adjust pH when making a formula – emulsion, cleansers, body washes, shampoos, conditioners, and so on – and I thought I’d share some good information with you. Related section: pH & information about pH meters, always found under the “resources”...
Welcome back to another instalment of tips & techniques! I thought I should create a separate and updated post on this topic because I see people going through all the work to test and alter pH for emulsions that are just fine on their own. As you’ll see, most emulsifiers are designed to create formulas...