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Okay, we’ve spent three long posts looking at the ingredients, so let’s get on with a starting formula for this Evan Healy Blue Lavender Cleanser. (As a note, I haven’t had a chance to try this one yet, but I have it planned for later this week!) Catch up by reading part one, part two,...
On the 19th, we took a look at part one of the ingredient list for a potential duplication of Evan Healy Blue Lavender Cleansing Milk, then took a look at part two on the 20th. Today, let’s figure out how much of each ingredient to use so we can come up with a prototype formula....
In yesterday’s post, we started our review of the ingredients for the Evan Healy Blue Lavender Cleansing Milk. Let’s continue! Water (Aqua), Rose Geranium (Pelargonium capitatum) Floral Water*, Kaolin, Aloe Vera (Aloe barbadensis) Leaf Juice*, Decyl Glucoside, Coconut (Cocos nucifera) Oil*, Shea Butter (Butyrospermum parkii) Fruit Oil, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Glycerin, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Sunflower...
In the October duplicating post, Heather asked if we could duplicate Evan Healy Blue Lavender Cleansing Milk. Sure, why not? This seems like a very nice, mild cleanser full of all kinds of lovely extracts!The first step in my duplicating process is to get a complete ingredient list. Water (Aqua), Rose Geranium (Pelargonium capitatum) Floral...