Surfactants

Foamy, bubbly, lathery™ fun: Making botanical extract filled shampoo, facial cleanser, or body wash (part two) – new additions to the master batch! 

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I really loved this shampoo I made in 2023 – Creating a blueberry, carob, yucca & cornsilk conditioning shampoo for oily hair – so I thought I’d make it again with some other botanical extracts as well as this gorgeous hair active, Fision® HydraTress (INCI: Water, Panthenol, Hydrolyzed Quinoa, Glycerin, Pisum Sativum (Pea) Seed Extract,...

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Q&A: What are re-fattening or super-fattening ingredients? Part three, modifying a formula with more emollients 

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Welcome back to this short series on using refatting ingredients in a body cleansing bar to make it more emollient or moisturizing. In part one, we looked at the definition of refatting and super- fatting and decided which ingredients offer these properties. In part two, we met a formula for a solid body cleansing bar,...

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Q&A: What are re-fattening or super-fattening ingredients? Part two, looking at a formula for a body cleansing bar, then modifying it with new surfactants 

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Welcome back to this short series on using refatting ingredients in a body cleansing bar to make it more emollient or moisturizing. In part one, we looked at the definition of refatting and super- fatting and decided which ingredients offer these properties. In today’s post, we’re looking at a formula for a solid body cleansing...

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Q&A: What are re-fattening or super-fattening ingredients? Part one, defining these terms and looking at ingredients

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In the monthly Q&A, Sylvia asked, Kia Orana Susan, So I’ve been battling with SCI to create a facial cleansing bar this week (& yes, I know, I wasn’t getting it hot enough until, in despair, I stumbled upon your post about it!!!!) but also what I need to learn more about are re-fattening or...

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Q&A: How can I add SCI to a liquid product? (Short answer: Don’t)

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In the monthly Q&A, Samantha asked, Hi Susan! I hope you are feeling better today 🙂 I would like to add a bit of SCI into my gel cleanser. At first my cleanser is clear, but after a few days the SCI starts to solidify and make white clumps. Is there anything I could I...

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