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Making an oil based scrub is incredibly simple – it doesn’t require heating, just pouring and mixing – and sunflower oil is a fantastic choice for such an appplication. Yeah, I know, I keep going on about the awesome linoleic acid and how it is great for repairing skin’s barrier mechanisms and reducing transepidermal water...
In this post One ingredient, ten products: Incroquat BTMS-50 in emulsified scrubs (part one), MK asks: I made this scrub the other day, but what can we do to heat/humidity proof it? I had a thin film of oil on the top after this product got a little hot in our heat and humidity blast last...
Solid scrub bars are a great place to use Incroquat BTMS-50 as it will impart some great conditioning and moisturizing without a lot of greasiness, and it stiffens the bar so it’ll keep its shape. Adding Incroquat BTMS-50 to a bar means it’s now an emulsified scrub bar. Why make an emulsified bar instead of...
When we’re making an emulsified scrub, Incroquat BTMS-50 is a great emulsifier choice because it offers emulsification as well as skin conditioning. You can use Incroquat BTMS-25 in place of it in this recipe, if you have it. EMULSIFIED SUGAR SCRUB 10% Incroquat BTMS-50 10% cetyl, cetearyl, or behenyl alcohol or stearic acid (5% cetyl...
If there is one thing in the world I could not live without, it would be the emulsified scrub. I love love love this product to exfoliate and moisturize my skin in the shower. They’re super easy to make, and the way they turn into lotion in the shower still amazes me years after making...