Surfactants

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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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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