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This is the first in a series of posts about anhydrous products. What are anhydrous products? It means “without water”, and they are products made with oil soluble ingredients. Because they don’t contain water you don’t need to use a preservative (although I suggest 0.5% to 1% Vitamin E to keep the oils from...
May I suggest visiting the emollients section of the blog instead of just reading this page? I’ve written posts on every oil I’ve ever used, which you can find there, as well as posts on all the things you’ll find in oils, like phytosterols and polyphenols, and comparison charts for all the oils and butters....
As part of the “know your ingredients” series, I present to you some information on the various butters you can use in making upcoming products: Lotion bars, whipped butters, bath melts, and more. Yep, we’re making anhydrous (without water) products! BUTTERS – butters are rated from 1 to 10 for hardness. 10 is very hard....
If you’re a frizzy haired girl like me, you’ve probably tried every single thing in the salon, drug store, and health food store you can find to prevent having poof hair! Here is a really simple recipe for making anti-frizz spray that really works! (I sound like an infomercial there, don’t I? Sorry about that!)...
Thanks for the lovely responses! Keep writing and posting comments, and I’ll keep answering!Please check out this post on surfactants – Surfactants: A Short Guide – for the chemistry to English translation for the surfactants I’ve been using in these formulae. Where to get them and how to substitute what for what?I buy my supplies...