Foundation subscribers and up: Ingredient substitution ideas for June 2026?

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Because we’re in the busy season for our suppliers and because we’re seeing shortages of ingredients around the world for basics, like sodium cocoyl isethionate (SCI) – ethoxylated surfactant – and emulsifiers, I thought I’d start a new monthly page for potential substitution of ingredients where you can share your comments, questions, and formulas. This...

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Formulation subscribers! Q&A for June 2026!

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It is vital that you read this post before posing your question! This is full of information that will get your questions answered much faster. Please be patient when asking a question as it takes a lot of time to answer something in detail like this post that is over 2,800 words or the equivalent...

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Foundation subscribers and up: June 2026 duplication request post

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Do you have an idea for a product you’d like me to look at duplicating? This is the post for you! This is the official post for posting the things you’d like me to consider duplicating. When you make a suggestion, please include the following information, all of which makes it easier for me to review your request...

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Hey, Innovation subscribers! The new e-book, Waterless beauty: Using oil soluble actives (part 5), is here!

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Hey, Innovation subscribers! The new e-book – Waterless beauty: Using oil soluble actives – is here! This is part five of this Waterless Beauty series I started in June 2025! Let’s create a variety of softening, moisturizing, damage repairing, irritated and reddened skin soothing, hair conditioning, lip plumping face, body, and hair products using oil...

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Let’s make a summertime tropical melting body butter (part two, intermediate level with 12 formulas)

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Welcome to the intermediate post of this series in which we’re making a 10 minute, summertime tropical melting butter. In this post, we’ll make 12 formulas by modifying the water type, humectants, and emollients. This is a new concept I’m trying –  a new way of writing posts with formulas, creating short series with three...

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