Surfactants

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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Member exclusive Q&A: Which surfactants aren’t coconut oil derived?

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In the January Patreon Q&A: Janey asked: I have a friend that is allergic to coconut oil. I have been experimenting with recipes for CP soap for her and II found one that she can use without pain (coconut-based products actually hurt her!). Here are the oils I used: Avocado 30% Castor 10% Olive 40% Soybean...

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Question: What is the meaning of positive or negative charge? Cationic, anionic, and non-ionic charges

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In this post, How can we adapt our formulas to be more natural: Gelling agents, Catherin asked: What is the meaning of positive and negative charge? I wrote about this topic in this post on the blog – Anionic, cationic, and non-ionic – but I realized I’ve learned so much since 2011 and there are...

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Celebrate another day of National Bubble Bath Day with a solid bubble bath more suitable for humid climates

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Yesterday, we celebrated National Bubble Bath Day with a solid bubble bath formula suitable for a less humid climate. Since where I live can get so humid you can see little water droplets in the air, I modified the formula to avoid using a lot of glycerin, which attracts moisture from the atmosphere to itself....

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Celebrate National Bubble Bath Day with a lovely solid bubble bath!

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Happy National Bubble Bath Day! My mom and dad both loved bubble baths as do so many of my friends, so this was one of the first products I wanted to make way back in 2006. I love this formula I created for my ultra bubbly bubble bath, but I thought it was time I created...

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