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Welcome to part three of this duplication. On Monday, we started our review of the ingredient list, and yesterday, we finished that review. Today, let’s take a look at what’s important in this list and what’s there for label appeal? (There are just too many things to create links for all these ingredients, but you can...
In the April duplicating post, Anjali asked if we could try a duplication of L’Occitane Immortelle Divine Cream, something seconded by Charlette! So let’s take a look at this product and see if we can do something with it! What is this? “Divine Cream is complete face moisturiser that fights against visible signs of ageing:...
Yesterday, we took a look at how to use MAP liposomes in a light, gelled facial serum. Today, let’s see how these might work in a lotion. Keep this in mind when we’re formulating with these liposomes: They should be used at 1% to 10% in the cool down phase (lower than 45˚C) in products...