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Soapilyeverafter suggested we take a look at this product, The Healthy Deodorant by Lavanilla Laboratories. But first, we need to take a look at how to make a basic deodorant. Making a deodorant (click here if you want more than a summary)…A clear gel stick is generally made by using sodium stearate and a glycol....
Pam suggested we take a look at Burt’s Bees Lip Shimmer as a possible duplication. Here’s the ingredient list:Ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, cera alba (beeswax, cire d’abeille), candelilla cera (euphorbia cerifera, cire de candelilla) wax, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, lanolin, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, cera carnauba (copernicia cerifera,...
Sonja suggested that we take a look at Lush’s Dream Cream as a possible product to duplicate, so let’s review the ingredients. As usual, click on the links to read posts on those ingredients. Before you go any further, I’ve created a new version of this formula using a stearic acid-triethanolamine emulsifier like the one...
You’re probably wondering why I didn’t use the HLB system to create the lotion in the Garnier product. Let’s take a look at it! The only oils we really have in the mix are the IPP (I’m using it at 1%) and the fatty alcohols. I’m going to use 3% cetearyl alcohol but you can...
So back to Will’s request that we try to duplicate the Garnier Nutritioniste Nutri-Pure Detoxifying Wet Cleansing Towelettes (I’m never typing that again! Okay, probably one more time for the name of the recipe!) Knowing what we’ve learned over the last few days about moist towelettes, let’s see if we can come up with some...