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#alltheingredients: Sodium cocoyl isethionate (SCI) and disodium cocoyl glutamate (foamy, bubbly, lathery™ surfactant, powder)

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I’m always excited to meet new surfactants, and new powdered or flaked surfactants are even more exciting as we have so few available! This one – sodium cocoyl isethionate (SCI) and disodium cocoyl glutamate (DCG) – is an exceptionally mild, conditioning, elegant powdered surfactant that’ll leave your hair and skin feeling awesome after rinsing, suitable...

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#alltheingredients: Plantasil Micro (INCI: Dicaprylyl Ether (and) Decyl Glucoside (and) Glyceryl Oleate) – “Eco friendly hair conditioner booster”

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Plantasil® Micro (INCI: Dicaprylyl Ether (and) Decyl Glucoside (and) Glyceryl Oleate) is a transparent microemulsion of these three ingredients used to increase conditioning and emolliency in rinse-off surfactant based products, like shampoos, body wash/shower gel, and skin cleansers when combined with cationic or positively charged ingredients. It also works as a moisturizer by depositing emollients,...

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Emollients you will love: Amla oil (INCI: Emblica officinalis (Amla) oil

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Amla oil (INCI: Emblica officinalis (Amla) oilis the fruit oil of the Indian gooseberry, a deciduous tree fund in tropical and subtropical areas. The fruit itself is a “fleshy pale yellow with six obscure vertical furrows and spherical in shape” (Reference: Fruit oils textbook). If you’re been using or making hair care products for any length...

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#alltheingredients: Cranberry butter (INCI: Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil (and) Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Seed Oil (and) Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil) – hydrogenated butter

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I bought this awesome cranberry butter from Voyageur Soap & Candle* a few months ago, and I have been trying it in all kinds of things, from anhydrous products like whipped butters and lip balms to emulsified products, like lotions, body butters, and conditioners. *Before we start, please note that I do not take advertising...

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#alltheingredients: Decyl glucoside (and) sodium lauroyl lactylate (aka polyglucose/lactylate blend)

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I have a post on the site about this ingredient as polyglucose/lactylate blend, but I wanted to update it with all the new information I’ve learned in the last 12 years and with this awesome chart.  The blend of decyl glucoside and sodium lauroyl lactylate can be found under a few different names – Ritafactant 138...

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