Surfactants

Weekend Wonderings: Decyl glucoside in laundry detergents and greasiness of coconut oil in lotions with a quick note about e-mail

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In this post on decyl glucoside, Mandy asks: Does anyone know if there is a powdered form of decyl glucoside? Or, is there another powdered surfactant that would work well as a laundry detergent?  I wouldn’t take the chance, to be honest. I know a few people who have ruined their very expensive machines by making...

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Decyl glucoside: A few questions, and a recipe modification!

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We took at look at what decyl glucoside is and the pH and thickening problems associated with it last week. Let’s take a look at a few questions about this ingredient, then look at how we can substitute it into a recipe. Why is the pH so high? I’m sorry, but I have no idea why...

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Weekend Wonderings: Professional infusions, SCI vs. ACI, and shampoo in foamer bottles?

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MAKING INFUSIONS?The post I wrote about not making our own teas or infusions caused quite the controversy earlier this week. In that post, MsClogs asks: What would you say a professional cosmetic scientist would do to make a “safe” botanical oil infusion that the home crafter would potentially not do or be able to do?...

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Using decyl glucoside in our products: pH and thickening

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As I mentioned yesterday, decyl glucoside has two main drawbacks – a high pH (as high as 11.5) and difficulty thickening. Let’s take a look at those issues! pHThe pH for decyl glucoside is alkaline, and can go quite high. If you want to use this as your main surfactant, you’ll have to work to...

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Using decyl glucoside in our products: What is it?

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There’s an increased interest in using decyl glucoside as a surfactant because of its reputation for being gentle to mild and because it’s considered a green ingredient (or at least ECOcert), so how can we use it in our products? First, what is decyl glucoside? (Condensed from this post…) Decyl glucoside is a very mild non-ionic...

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