Techniques

Member exclusive Q&A: Why did this lotion fail? Part two – fragrance & essential oils and mixing

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Yesterday, we took a look at how changes in oils and preservatives might impact a lotion. What else could be an issue here? Fragrance and essential oils aren’t inert ingredients: We know vanilla can make things brown, but it can also thin out a product thanks to the vanillin. This is why we may have...

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Q&A: Why don’t we adapt a formula when we use a powdered versus liquid ingredient?

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Yesterday’s question relates well to the one posted posed on Patreon by Omitade:  I have a very basic question, probably answered somewhere. I recently purchased Panthenol Liquid and what I realized is that I don’t really understand how the recipe changes when you use liquid or dry ingredient of the same thing.  I make a lotion...

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Weekend Wondering: Measuring essential oils in drops?

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I’m still working my way through my e-mail and comments. I’m currently on Novemer 19th for comments and in early November for mail. Thank you for your continued patience.  In this post, Preservatives, tafchk asks: How do you know how many drops to use for a given percentage please? The short answer is that we...

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