You can find quick summaries of these terms in the new glossary!
And don’t forget to check out the chemistry section as we add more information to it all the time!
DEFINING SOME SCIENTIFIC TERMS
Defining some scientific terms: Solubility, viscosity, surface tension, and interfaces
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
Considering the effect of different combinations of oils & butters in a basic lotion
Experiments in the workshop: Emulsified sugar scrub variations – modifying the emulsifier
Experiments in the workshop: Emulsified sugar scrub variations – modifying the fatty alcohol
RHEOLOGY MODIFIERS
Q&A: Xanthan gum, pilling, and alternatives? Some information on sclerotium gum
Chemistry: Rheology modifiers – Introduction and defining some terms: Yield stress and shear
Chemistry: Rheology modifiers – Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids
Chemistry: Rheology modifiers – categories and defining a few more terms
CHEMISTRY STUFF
Chemistry: Atoms, moles, and molecular weight
FORMULATING FUNDAMENTALS FRIDAY SERIES
In part one, we looked at substituting one oil or butter for another oil or butter in a lotion.
In part two, we altered the viscosity by altering the oil phase.
In part four, made lotions with three other emulsifiers – Simulsol/Lotionpro™ 165, Incroquat BTMS-50, and Ritamulse SCG. (Find these emulsifiers and more in the Emulsifiers & solubilizers section of the blog!)