Q&A: Can I use Aminosensyl™ SC or HC in a solid foamy, bubbly, lathery™ body cleanser bar?

In the monthly Q&A, Anca asked, Hi Susan, I’d like to make a facial cleansing and conditioner bar. I was reading through your Body Cleansing Bars You Will Love zine, and I’m wondering if I could use AminoSensyl HC (INCI: Brassica Alcohol (and) Brassicyl Valinate Esylate) in place of BTMS-50 because it’s cationic but quat-free....

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Q&A: What’s the safe as used percentage for sodium cocoyl isethionate (SCI)? (Updated for 2023)

Rochelle asked in the Q&A for October, I have read a few conflicting stories/posts from different formulation type blogs about the safe usage levels of sodium cocoyl isethionate (SCI) in solid products like shampoo bars. One school of thought seems to be that the maximum usage rate of SCI is 49.5% (or thereabouts) and the...

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