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Thanks so much for offering your suggestions for future posts for this blog (click here to see a list and offer up your own!) A few of your suggestions have been written about in the past, and a few might have been written about before! Here are a few for now… A few of you...
In this post, Lalla writes: If the solubility is 0.5% at 25°C, does it mean if we dissolve a higher concentration at say 35°C the allantoin will crystallize as it cools down? If I try to dissolve MSM and allantoin and caffeine in water, will their respective solubility decrease because of the other ingredients? Solubility is generally...
In this post, Aicha asks: I love matcha green tea powder! Can this be used in lotion bar recipes? The short answer…no. The long answer…yes, but not the powder. Green tea powder is a fantastic addition to our products (click here for the PDF on the topic!). It’s full of catechins, anti-oxidants, caffeine, proanthocyanidins, and more,...
What do you think about having a post in which a basic concept in chemistry is explained every week? We could go over basic concepts in chemistry or I could answer questions or whatever you want. I’m thinking about things I’ve already covered like anionic, cationic, and non-ionic, solubility, miscibility, emulsification, and so on, but...
Eucalypta asks for help in this post: Now I’m desperately searching for a supplier of esters in the EU. Would be thankful for a hint. Can anyone help? Comment here! And Eucalypta (aka Corry) has put together this wonderful downloadable list of suppliers in Europe, which will be perma-linked in the free downloadable PDFs section of the blog...