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Before I took my break, we were having fun formulating with Aristoflex AVC, a new emulsifier we can work with cold to make light lotions! This recipe would be suitable for a light body milk or facial moisturizer. It is very light, and spreads very well without leaving behind a greasy look or white soaping...
THE 25% RULE OF EMULSIFIER TO OIL PHASE…The rule of using 25% of your oil phase as emulsifier ONLY applies to Polawax (and Natragem EW, which is a natural variation of Polawax, but it’s hard to find, so it’s not really come up before). Every emulsifier has its own suggested usage rate, and to have a...
In this post Gels: Making an eye liner sealant, Simone asks: I have looked for Part 2 of the recipe for the eye sealant on your blog but without success. Can you tell me if it exists? I was so excited at finding a supplier of PVP closer to Australia I forgot to check the recipe,...
There are three things you probably don’t know about me. One, I hate it when animals do people things. I don’t want to see bears or monkeys walking on their back legs, dogs pushing baby buggies, or cats doing yoga in a calendar. All of it creeps me the heck out! Two, I can’t have...
It’s been a long few weeks for me. You know that I’ve been struggling with really awful back pain since late August, and it’s finally feeling a bit better thanks to these epidurals I’ve been getting! Yay! But my body couldn’t possibly work properly, so I’ve been struggling with what seems like the stomach flu...