Surfactants

Member exclusive duplication: Youth to the People Kale + Green Tea Spinach Vitamins Age Prevention Cleanser (part three)

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Let’s create a potential formula for this product, which is billed as a “Superfood face wash” that is “pH balanced” that is so multifaceted that you can use it as your daily toner, makeup remover, and gel cleanser.” If you want to follow along, check out part one of this post where we review the ingredient...

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Member exclusive Q&A: What’s the deal with the emulsifier, Crodex A (INCI: Cetearyl Alcohol (and) Sodium Lauryl Sulfate), which we might find in Lush products?

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In the January Q&A on Patreon, Tash asked: I found something that’s a bit intriguing, and couldn’t find a reference to it anywhere on your blog. This is a bit of weird product I’m scratching my head over. It seems archaic when compared to some of the nice e-waxes that have appeared lately : Crodex A: (Cetearyl...

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Member exclusive duplication: Youth to the People Kale + Green Tea Spinach Vitamins Age Prevention Cleanser (part two)

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Yesterday we took a look at the ingredient list for this product, so let’s take a look at the ingredients again to see how we might use them in our first potential duplication formula. When he asked for this duplication, Luigi noted: “Looking at the ingredients though it looks super super simple. Like literally the...

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Question: How can we add a cationic polymer to an anionic product, like shampoo, body wash, or facial cleansers?

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I can’t remember who asked it where, but someone asked me: How can we add a positively charged or cationic ingredient like polyquaternium 7 or Honeyquat to a negatively charged or anionic surfactant blend, like a shampoo or body wash? Great question! Let’s recap a bit of the chemistry for a second. (Check out this...

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Member exclusive duplication: Youth to the People Kale + Green Tea Spinach Vitamins Age Prevention Cleanser (part one)

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In the January 2018 duplicating post, Luigi asked if we could duplicate this product, Youth to the People Kale + Green Tea Spinach Vitamins Age Prevention Cleanser. Sure, let’s take a look at it! He also noted: Looking at the ingredients though it looks super super simple. Like literally the first 3 ingredients are all that’s...

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