Surfactants: Making foaming facial cleansers

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Adventures in Cosmetic Chemistry, volume 6, 2018
originally issued to subscribers in July 2018

table of contents

We’ll take a look at the various surfactants we can use to make facial cleansers for foamer bottles as well a few thickened formulas used to suspend physical exfoliants, like jojoba beads or dermabrasion crystals. This e-zine contains 22 formulas you can make at home, along with information on how to modify them to use the surfactants you have in your workshop. This also includes information on how to test and alter pH along with why we might want to do so, along with things to consider when choosing surfactants as well definitions and requirements for making six different types of facial cleansers.

16000 words
55 pages
22 formulas