Surfactants

Experiments in the workshop: Blooming Jelly Cleanser from LV Lomas, working through the formula

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Ina reminded me yesterday at our cosmetic chemistry coffee klatch that I hadn’t shared this formula, so I thought I should remedy this before the year is over!  Back in May, I met with Shannon of IMCD, a distributor of so many of the ingredients we use and adore, and I fell in love with...

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Foaming facial cleanser formula: An apple a day… (part two) – updated May 2025

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I’ve been having great fun formulating with foaming apple (INCI: Sodium cocoyl apple amino acids) to make this extra apple-y foaming facial cleanser. Yesterday, we chose our surfactants and other water phase ingredients. Today, let’s choose the preservative and create the final formula! Which preservatives could we use here? We need something that works with pH...

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Foaming facial cleanser formula: An apple a day… (part one)

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I mentioned much earlier this year that I loved the apple fruit essence and foaming apple surfactant from Lotioncrafter for creating a super apple-y facial cleanser, but I didn’t share it! (Thanks for the reminder, Kelly!) Let’s take a look at creating this foamer bottle facial cleanser, lash extension cleanser, and makeup remover using these...

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#alltheingredients: Foaming apple surfactant (sodium cocoyl apple amino acids) – surfactant

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Foaming apple surfactant (INCI: Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids) is a foamy, bubbly, lathery surfactant derived from – wait for it… – apples! It’s a very mild surfactant with a neutral pH, great for all skin types, but especially sensitive or dry types. Because it has a neutral pH of 6.5 to 7.5, it works well...

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All kinds of great questions about solid bubble bath bars!

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In this post on solid bubble bath bars, Susan wrote, I had a couple questions about bubble bars. I looked at countless recipes, looked up the ingredients of the lush bars, watched videos, and rounded up all the potential ingredients I had on hand. Cream of tartar is stupid expensive but it appears it’s needed...

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