#alltheingredients: Propanediol 1,3 (humectant)

Propanediol 1,3 is an interesting humectant, meaning it draws water from the atmosphere to your skin or hair to offer hydration. It has fast become my favourite humectant as it has such a dry, powdery skin feel with no tackiness that can be used in just about any product that contains water. It’s derived from...

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Member exclusive Q&A: How can I make this lotion more hydrating? (part two)

In part one of this question we reviewed Thais’s formula and did a little thinking. Today, let’s look at a few ingredients we could add to her product to make it more moisturizing or hydrating. Thais wrote to note that she used 10% hyaluronic acid gel (it contains 0.1% hyaluronic acid), so we need to...

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Happy National Cupcake Day!

A few years ago, Raymond commented that everything in our house smells like cupcakes or looks like cupcakes, but nothing tastes like cupcakes. He’s not wrong! We tried doing cake decorating with our youth program, and I tried to test whether the icing was done by smearing it all over my hand. Oh, right! Kitchenaid...

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Check out the reward for $10 Patreon subscribers this month!

As you probably know, I’ve been down for most of the month with searing muscle spasms that make it hard to sit up, and although I’ve been working on a new e-zine, it isn’t ready yet. To that end, I’m offering every $10 Patreon subscriber the e-zine of their choice, which you can find in...

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Ingredient: Miracare Soft 313 (surfactant)

This is a new surfactant blend Lotioncrafter is now carrying. In the spirit of owning every ingredient possible, I had to try this one and create a few formulas with it! Don’t forget – if you’re a $10 subscriber for February, we have a 7% off coupon from Lotioncrafter!  Miracare Soft 313 is a blend...

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