Surfactants

#alltheingredients: Stepan-Mild® BSB (surfactant blend)

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This anionic or negatively charged blend of all kinds of wonderful things – INCI: Water, PEG-80 Sorbitan Laurate, Sodium Trideceth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Disodium Lauroamphodiacetate, PEG-150 Distearate, Sodium Laureth-13 Carboxylate, Quaternium-15, Tetrasodium EDTA, DMDM Hydantoin, Citric Acid – creates what’s called a “baby safe blend” as it can create “no more tears” types products thanks...

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#alltheingredients: Plantapon SF – surfactant blend

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I’ve been playing a lot with Plantapon® TF, a non-ionic surfactant blend, using it in all kinds of cleansers, so let’s take a look at a relative of this surfactant blend – Plantapon® SF (INCI: Sodium cocoamphoacetate, glycerin, lauryl glucoside, sodium cocoyl glutamate, sodium lauryl glucose carboxylate), a naturally compliant, COSMOS approved surfactant blend that...

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Zoom meeting formulas: Hydrating body wash & hand cleanser using Xanthan Gum

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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...

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Creating a super gentle foamer bottle hand cleanser with Plantapon® TF: Part five: Our formulas using Euxyl PE 9010 preservative

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Welcome back to our series on making a super gentle foamer bottle cleanser with Plantapon TF. In part one, we took a look at the primary and secondary surfactants. In part two, we look at how to make this formula milder, more hydrating, and more conditioning by adding emollients, conditioners, and humectants. In part three,...

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Creating a super gentle foamer bottle hand cleanser with Plantapon® TF: Part four: Creating a few different formulas!

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Welcome back to our series on making a super gentle foamer bottle cleanser with Plantapon TF. In part one, we took a look at the primary and secondary surfactants. In part two, we look at how to make this formula milder, more hydrating, and more conditioning by adding emollients, conditioners, and humectants. In part three,...

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