scrubs

Plumping peppermint & jojoba oil lip scrub

by

On Wednesday we looked at making a fractionated coconut oil lip scrub. Yesterday, we altered the recipe to be all about the jojoba oil and peppermint essential oil. Today, let’s look at an anhydrous or non-oil containing ingredient we could add to this recipe. Confession: I’ve been playing with so many active ingredients over the...

This content is for Foundation, Formulation, and Innovation members only.
Subscribe
Already a member? Log in here

Jojoba & peppermint lip scrub

by

Yesterday we tried a pear coconut lip scrub; today, let’s take a look at changing a few things! The original lip scrub my best friend loves contains jojoba oil and peppermint essential oil as the flavouring, so I thought I’d try that. As per yesterday, I took my regular boring ol’ white sugar for a...

This content is for Foundation, Formulation, and Innovation members only.
Subscribe
Already a member? Log in here

Yummy pear coconut lip scrub!

by

As we continue to spend all our freakin’ time working on getting the links to the PDFs working on the blog, please enjoy this post on making a lip scrub!  My best friend, Wanda, is in love with a certain company’s lip scrub, which seems to consist of a few ingredients like jojoba oil, peppermint,...

This content is for Foundation, Formulation, and Innovation members only.
Subscribe
Already a member? Log in here

Weekday Wonderings: Can we use Lotionpro 165 in an emulsified scrub?

by

In this post on emulsifiers, Toni asks: Can you see any reason that Lotionpro 165 should not be used as an emulsifier for emulsifier sugar scrub? I ran out of Polawax but I’m not sure if Lotionpro has limitations. Lotionpro 165 (Lotioncrafter’s name for it) or Simulsol 165 (same thing, found at Windy Point) is...

This content is for Foundation, Formulation, and Innovation members only.
Subscribe
Already a member? Log in here

One ingredient, five products: Stearic acid – foot scrub bars

by

With summer sandal season looming on the horizon in the northern hemisphere, a lot of attention is paid to our feet. Check out this recipe for a foot scrub bar containing stearic acid. (Which can be paired nicely with the thicker foot cream with stearic acid we made last week…) A lot of the ingredients...

This content is for Foundation, Formulation, and Innovation members only.
Subscribe
Already a member? Log in here