Surfactants

Experiments in the workshop: Polyglucoside/lactylate blend in a body wash

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If you don’t know about my love of surfactants yet, then you haven’t read this blog for very long! I’m addicted to making body washes, so I thought I’d try a new surfactant I’ve never used before in my new favourite body wash recipe! (Although for some reason, I forgot to include the PEG-7 glyceryl...

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Esters: Ridiculously moisturizing body wash with esters (clear)

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We took a look at making an opaque moisturizing body wash yesterday. Today, let’s take a look at how to make a clear moisturizing body wash! Although I do think the opacity works to make the user feel as if it is more moisturizing, there’s no reason we can’t make a clear one that feels just...

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Esters: Ridiculously moisturizing body wash with esters (opaque)

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It seems to me that everyone is on a quest to make a moisturizing body wash. There are a few ways to make a body wash more moisturizing – follow the guidelines for increasing mildness in surfactant based products by reducing the concentration of the surfactants, choosing milder surfactants, and adding irritation mitigators like conditioning...

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Point of interest: Aloe vera and the viscosity of foamy surfactant products

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I’ve always wondered why the foamy surfactant based products we’ve made in our craft groups – bubble bath, body wash, shampoo, and facial cleansers – weren’t as thick as those I made at home. I thought it was thanks to my use of volume measurements instead of weighted measurements – yeah, I know, I tell...

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Body wash with esters

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I’m finally getting around to playing with my esters and other light oils from the Personal Formulator, so I thought I’d share another recipe with you using those ingredients! (If you want to see the balm with esters, click here. I’m really loving the light, non-greasy feeling of these ingredients!) This is a basic body...

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