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My midterm went well – an A! – and life is getting less busy, so I thought I’d start this Friday off with some comments you’ve made over the last two weeks! I love hearing from you, so please comment wherever you can and I’ll be sure to see it! Or visit the Weekend Wonderings...
I think conditioner might be the most popular topic on this site, so let’s take a few moments to learn more about it! Hair conditioner: A hair conditioner is a positively charged or cationic product. Your hair is negatively charged, and for something to be a hair conditioner, it must be positively charged to adsorb...
INCREASING THE MOISTURIZING POWER OF CONDITIONERIn this post on basic conditioner recipes, Kate asks: I’ve been making your Basic Rinse Off Conditioner (Daily version with 4% BTMS-50, 2% Cetyl and 92.5% Water) for two months now and i like it! But I would like to know: what’s your opinion about adding 5% oil and reduce water...
As I’ve mentioned in the past, The Formulator Sample Shop sent me a bunch of really lovely ingredients with which I could experiment, and I’ve been playing with them one by one in various products. I thought I’d try using their volumizing complex in my leave in conditioner. The INCI for this product is Water &...
Wow, you have me wondering about so many things this weekend! We might need a long weekend wondering for tomorrow to catch up on everything! I wonder if they’d notice I was away from work and school tomorrow? Do you have a wondering? Click here and post your question or thoughts in the comments! EXTRACTS:...