Welcome to the series, combining emollients. You can find all the links for the series and the e-books!

Links to the e-books! 

Combining emollients to win friends and influence people, part one

Combining emollients to win friends and influence people, part two

Combining emollients to win friends and influence people, part three 

Some posts that’ll be helpful for this series…

This post will be helpful – Defining some cosmetic chemistry terms: Spreadability, play time, cushion, drag, slip & glide, and melt point – if you aren’t familiar with some of the sensory characteristic terms.

And this download will be helpful – Blank sensory comparison chart – a blank sheet where you can record your sensory experiences with emollients.

Here’s the rest of that series, found in this section of the blog…

Defining some scientific terms: Solubility, viscosity, surface tension, and interfaces

Viscosity: How to measure it?

Defining some scientific terms: Contact angle, wetting, refractive index, and specific gravity

Defining some cosmetic chemistry terms: Spreadability, play time, cushion, drag, and melt point

Why is the cosmetic formulator concerned with solubility, viscosity, surface tension, contact angles, wetting, refractive index, specific gravity, spreadability, play time, cushion, drag, and melting point?

PART ONE: Introduction

Introduction to the concept of combining emollients to create interesting sensory experiences

PART TWO: Spreadability and spreading values

Spreadability & spreading values 

Combining emollients: Spreading values – Let’s create a lotion (part one)!

Combining emollients: Spreading values – Let’s create a lotion (part two) – formula with natural oils

Combining emollients: Spreading values – Let’s create a lotion (part three) – formula with esters

Combining emollients: Spreading values – Let’s create a lotion (part four) – formula with more esters

Combining emollients: Emulsifiers – Simulsol/Lotionpro™ 165 – part one

Combining emollients: Emulsifiers – Simulsol/Lotionpro™ 165 – part two

PART THREE: Liquid & solid emollients, and the impact of saturation 

Liquid and solid emollients, and the impact of saturation

Liquid & solid emollients: Part one, what can we learn from iodine values?

Liquid & solid emollients: Part two, predicting sensory characteristics of a lotion

Liquid & solid emollients: Part three, applying what we’ve learned to a naturally compliant emulsion

Liquid & solid emollients: Part four, creating a cold process, 10 minute lotion

PART FOUR: Viscosity

Viscosity: Introduction

Part two: Looking at specific emollients, then considering the impact of fatty acid carbon chain length and saturation on viscosity.

Part three: Quick review, practice what we’ve learned. Contains downloadable oil comparison work sheet for practice

Part four: Spreading values and viscosity – let’s review! 

Creating an anhydrous body oil (part one, reviewing what we know)

Creating an anhydrous body oil (part two, choosing emollients)

Creating an anhydrous body oil (part three, creating a formula)

Creating an anhydrous body oil (part four, meeting some oil soluble extracts)

Creating an anhydrous body oil (part five, using oil soluble extracts)

Review & cheat sheet of what we’ve learned so far in this series…

PART FIVE: Surface tension

Introduction to surface tension! (coming December 26, 2020)

PART SIX: Viscosity and surface tension

Part one, introduction to the concept (coming December 27, 2020)

Part two, the worksheet! (coming December 28, 2020)

PART SEVEN: Interfacial tension and molecular shape, size, and weight!

Part one, interfacial tension and polarity

Part two, molecular structure, shape, size, and weight

PART EIGHT: Putting it all together and spreading values!

Part one, putting it all together with some review of specific emollients!

Review of the entire series with printable PDF

PART NINE: Part nine, let’s take a look at some emollients!

Practicing what we’ve learned!