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As this has come up a lot over the last few weeks on social media as I’ve shared my two e-books, Creating oily gels with Sucragel and Creating oily gels, balms & scrubs with Sapogel Q, I thought I’d write a post comparing these two oil gelling ingredients, Sucragel and Sapogel Q What’s the difference between...
In this month’s Q&A, Sehrish asked, I want to know about hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC). Does it require a mixing with mixer or homogenizer? I have heard about it that the product becomes thin if it doesn’t mixes properly.. Hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) is a rheology modifier or thickener for water. It’s a non-ionic or neutrally charged polymer used to thicken...
We made these formulas in the Zoom meeting on Sunday, May 16, 2020, on mixers. You can download the PDF with all the information here, or you can read the posts! Thanks for joining me for the second part of the products we made in the Zoom meeting earlier this week. Let’s take a look...
We made these formulas in the Zoom meeting on Sunday, May 16, 2020, on mixers. You can download the PDF with all the information here, or you can read the posts! Thanks for joining me on this short tour of my workshop to take a look at how to use a magnetic stirrer and overhead...
Yesterday, we met Genugel® G-130, kappa-carrageenan, which creates firm, brittle, solid gels. Today, let’s meet iota-carrageenan, an anionic or negatively charged thickener that creates soft, elastic gels. As a note, you’ll notice a lot of duplications from yesterday’s post, but there’s no point in re-writing something just to make it look different. If you’ve ever...