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You’re probably wondering why I didn’t use the HLB system to create the lotion in the Garnier product. Let’s take a look at it!The only oils we really have in the mix are the IPP (I’m using it at 1%) and the fatty alcohols. I’m going to use 3% cetearyl alcohol but you can use…