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DUPLICATING PRODUCTS IN SIX STEPS 1. Get the complete ingredient list. 2. Look at what each ingredient brings to the product. 3. Figure out what’s really important and what’s there for label appeal. 4. Figure out how much of each ingredient to use. 5. Create a starting recipe in percentages. 6. Make the recipe, then...
I’ve had this post on the Patreon site since I started it in July 2016, but I thought it was time to bring it over to the new blog! What are the steps for learning how to duplicate a product? 1. Obtain a complete ingredient list, preferably with INCI names. 2. Look at what each...
In the earlier post, we looked at the ingredient lists and what each ingredient might bring to the product. Today, we’ll take a look to see what’s really important to make the product work. DUPLICATING PRODUCTS IN SIX STEPS 1. Get the complete ingredient list. 2. Look at what each ingredient brings to the product....
In the previous post, we got the complete ingredient list and learned about INCI names. Today, let’s take a look at step two, looking at what each ingredient brings to the product. DUPLICATING PRODUCTS IN SIX STEPS 1. Get the complete ingredient list. 2. Look at what each ingredient brings to the product. 3. Figure...
One of the more popular topics on my blog is duplicating products. There are so many reasons for this – saving money, eliminating ingredients we don’t want, making something discontinued, and so on – and it’s great fun to play with ingredients until we make something we love. As I’ll be posting quite a few...