Chemistry Thursday: More about solubility, part 47 (updated)

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A plastic beaker contains a white creamy lotion, it's a summer lotion with babassu oil, and it feels very nice. Not greasy at all.

Welcome back to the new part of this series where we’re taking a look at solubility and why it’s important in cosmetic chemistry. In last week’s post – part 46 – we enjoyed an introduction to solubility, and took a look at magnesium chloride (“magnesium oil”) and allantoin. This week, we’ll take a look at...

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Zoom workshop: pH meters & measuring – meeting links, password, and handouts. For Formulation and Innovation subscribers! Updated April 17 with formulas

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By popular demand, we’ll be taking a look at pH, including how to measure with strips or meters, how to adjust the pH of a few different products, and how to get your meter ready for use by calibrating it. We’ll be making a foaming facial cleanser that’ll need the pH tested and adjusted, and…what...

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Chemistry Thursday: Introduction to solubility, part 46

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Welcome back to section 2 of this Introduction to cosmetic chemistry series I’m sharing every Thursday. In this, the second section of the introduction to cosmetic chemistry series/source (aka second section), we’re focusing on water soluble ingredients, taking a look at solubility, salts, and polyatomic ions, then we’ll work on acids/bases, pH, and all that...

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Having trouble with Montanov™ & Olivem 1000 emulsifiers? The soaping effect – six facial moisturizer formulas with esters, hydrocarbons, and silicones (part nine)

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Welcome to part nine of this series on troubleshooting Montanov™ emulsifiers! In today’s post, we’ll look at the facial moisturizer formulas we started to create in part eight using esters, hydrocarbons, and silicones as our emollients to create something super smooth, light, and easy to spread, which will avoid soaping! Woo hoo! This post also applies...

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