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#alltheingredients: Sea buckthorn extract (liquid, water soluble) – botanical extracts you will love 

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We first used this botanical extract – Sea buckthorn extract (INCI:  Glycerin (and) Water (and) Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) Fruit Extract (and) Citric Acid (and) Sodium Benzoate (and) Potassium Sorbate), the water soluble portion of the sea buckthorn fruit from which we get sea buckthorn oil– back in March 2024 when we met a formula...

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Everything you wanted to know about mixing, but were afraid to ask – link-o-rama!

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An infographic of high shear mixers, including an immersion/stick blender, homogenizer, silverson, or high shear blade

Let’s take a minute to talk about mixing as it’s such an important part of our process, but one that a lot of people don’t follow, leading to frustrating fails and lower/higher viscosity emulsions. These links are from my huge equipment section of the site, always found under the “resources” tab in the menu bar,...

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All kinds of information on making cationic (positively charged) emulsions! 

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We touched on this topic a titch in this post – Let’s create a gorgeous dry hair & scalp hydrating conditioner using BTMS-50 with loads of botanicals and actives (includes formula) – but I thought I should share more information here so it’s not lost! The short answer is that cationic (positively charged) emulsions are...

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Q&A: How can I add SCI to a liquid product? (Short answer: Don’t)

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In the monthly Q&A, Samantha asked, Hi Susan! I hope you are feeling better today 🙂 I would like to add a bit of SCI into my gel cleanser. At first my cleanser is clear, but after a few days the SCI starts to solidify and make white clumps. Is there anything I could I...

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10 minute emulsions: Creating a natural, slightly thicker, non-greasy cationic lotion with all kinds of esters (part seven – questions you may have and more!)

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Yes, I know I should come up with better names for my formulas, but this tells you what you need to know – it’s a slightly thicker, non greasy cationic lotion that you can make in about 10 minutes!  You don’t need to use a ton of oils and butters to make something thicker that...

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