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Q&A: Fixing a David Wongk recipe to create a hydrating facial serum with Sepimax ZEN!

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In the monthly Q&A, Tevin shared, I’ve bought the master beauty class from Dave and he gave me formulas but it seems wrong, and now I’m here trying to learn how to create my set of products after buying my ingredients in bulk. Currently I need help on my face serum, as it is not...

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Q&A: How can we educate customers about parabens? Some resources you can use!

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In the monthly Q&A, Baily asked, Hi! Have you written anything about how we as formulators can help ease customer minds about certain ingredients?? For example, I just switched to Germaben II, which has parabens, which I was strongly against for a long time and my customer base is too. However in my recent research...

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Q&A: Can or should any other preservative be used along side Jeecide CAP-7? Or is Jeecide CAP-7 strong enough on its own?

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In the monthly Q&A, Ivy asked, Can or should any other preservative (as in Leucidal Complete / SF MAX) be used along side Jeecide® CAP-7? Or is Jeecide® CAP-7 strong enough on its own? Jeecide® CAP-7 (INCI: Caprylyl Glycol (and) Glyceryl Laurate (and) Glyceryl Undecylenate) is a naturally compliant, non-ionic, natural, clear colourless liquid broad...

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Q&A: What ingredients are emulsifying this co-wash conditioner? Can we make it ourselves?

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In the Q&A section, JimmieTF asked, Hi Susan, I came across a “co-wash” product by a brand called “As I Am”, called “Coconut CoWash“. The ingredients are; Aqueous (Water, Aqua Purificada, Purified) Extracts: Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) and Citrus Reticulata (Tangerine)¹, Cetyl Alcohol², Cetrimonium Chloride, Cetearyl Alcohol², PEG-40 Castor Oil, Stearalkonium chloride, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil²,...

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Blast from the past: Q&A: Can I use e-wax NF or Incroquat BTMS in a lotion with magnesium chloride?

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In the monthly Q&A, Jennifer asked, Hi Susan, I am hoping you can tell me if either e-wax NF or BTMS 25 or 50 are a suitable emulsifier for a Magnesium lotion? I’m not finding the answer when searching. Thank you so much! First, let’s look at what a magnesium lotion is, then we’ll look at...

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