Surfactants

Point of interest: Caprylyl/capryl glucoside is a solubilizer, not a foamy, bubbly, lathery™️ surfactant! 

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I go on and on about this when using non-ionic surfactants, like those we used in the Apple a Day series I’m still sharing, so I thought it deserved its own post to which I could refer… Point of Interest! Caprylyl/capryl glucoside is a solubilizer, not a foamy, bubbly, lathery™️ surfactant!  I think people make...

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Chemistry Thursday: Foamy, bubbly, lathery™ surfactants – sulfosuccinates (part 57)

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Welcome back to our introduction to cosmetic chemistry series. We’ve been taking a look at foamy, bubbly, lathery™ surfactants in this part of the series, focusing on the sulphur based surfactants like sulfates, sulfonates, isethionates, and sulfate esters, and today we’re looking at the last surfactants in this category – sulfosuccinates, specifically disodium laureth sulfosuccinate...

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The mildness of surfactants: A very tidy, coloured graph to rank them!

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In the post I shared the other day, Let’s talk about surfactants: Some basics about foamy, bubbly, lathery™ surfactants!, I shared this awesome chart demonstrating the mildness of our surfactants, but I didn’t want it to be buried near the end of a large post like that, so I thought I’d share it here. Please...

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Let’s talk about surfactants: Some basics about foamy, bubbly, lathery™ surfactants!

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I love love love surfactants, and I realized after the shampoo bar Zoom workshop in March (click for replay video), we haven’t talked about them for a while, so let’s get to know these foamy, bubbly, lathery™ ingredients that make our bubble bath, body wash/shower gel, facial cleansers, shampoo, and so much more so awesome!...

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Q&A: How to create a solid dish washing bar (with formulas)?

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In the monthly Q&A, Jen asked, Howdy Folks. I am working on formulating a dish block–ie a syndet bar for hand-washing dishes. This would be only for my own use. I’m not looking to be an entrepreneur though it looks like this is a category that will be growing due to it being more environmentally...

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