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#alltheingredients: Octyldodecanol (fatty alcohol, liquid)

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Octyldodecanol is a liquid, clear, colourless, odourless oil soluble fatty alcohol that works as an emollient and occlusive in our anhydrous products and emulsions. Whaaaat? Did you say a liquid fatty alcohol? Like one of our solid fatty alcohols, like cetyl alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol, or behenyl alcohol? How can such a thing be? Is this...

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#alltheingredients: SEPILIFE™ NUDE aka GelMaker® NAT (INCI: Sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, C15-19 alkane, polyglyceryl-6 laurate, polyglycerin-6) – liquid, cold process emulsifier

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As we get ready for the new cold process emulsifier series I’ll be starting in mid- to late-September, I’ve been reviewing what I have in my workshop and ones I haven’t tried from our suppliers. With absolutely perfect timing, Windy Point Soap Making Supplies (Canada) is now carrying this awesome new-to-me cold process emulsifier, SEPILIFE...

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#alltheingredients: LUMOROL K 5229 – let’s look at the ingredients!

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Yesterday, we met a new ingredient, LUMOROL K 5229 (INCI: MIPA-Laureth Sulfate, Laureth-4, Propylene Glycol) and learned what it does. Today, let’s talk about why it can create foamy, bubbly, lathery™ products with such a huge oil percentage! LUMOROL K 5229 contains between 25% and 50% MIPA-laureth sulfate, 25% to 50% laureth-4, up to 3%...

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#alltheingredients: Lumorol K 5229 (INCI: MIPA-Laureth Sulfate, Laureth-4, Propylene Glycol)

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Have you always wanted to making a foamy, bubbly, lathery™ shower oil that offers all kinds of moisturization with all kinds of suds and cleaning power? Lumorol K 5229 (INCI: MIPA-Laureth Sulfate, Laureth-4, Propylene Glycol) is the ingredient you want! This isn’t hype – although, GET HYPE! for this ingredient – but the real deal!...

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Emollients you will love: Cacay oil (INCI: Caryodendron orinocense seed oil)

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Cacay oil (INCI: Caryodendron orinocense seed oil) – might also be called Kahai oil – is a light, quick absorbing, non-greasy oil with a slightly nutty odour that works as a dry oil with a matte appearing finish with some dewiness and good emollience. It’s cold pressed from the seeds of the Caryodendron orinocense tree...

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