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This post has been rewritten for the better as Duplication of Beauticontrol Nutri-Rich Oil revisited, part one and part two....
Back in May, we reviewed the ingredients in this product. Then we made a version with Sepimax ZEN. Then we made another version with sodium carbomer. Today, we’ll take a look at a version using Ultrez 20.Ultrez 20 (INCI: Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer) is a gelling agent that we can use to gel all sorts...
It seems like most of Lush’s lotions are based on this kind of formula– an emulsion that uses stearic acid-TEA as the soap based, alkaline emulsifier. It’s the basis for the Ocean Salt scrub we duplicated in July, it’s the basis of the Dream Cream duplication on my blog, and it’s the basis of this Gorgeous...
As I said the other day in part three of this potential duplication, I feel really frustrated with this product as they’re using an emulsifier no one else seems to use, they aren’t using proper INCI names on their ingredient list, and I’ve found at least two versions of this list out there. I really...
Potential duplication of ASDM Beverly Hills Ultra Firming Cream (part three) We took a very detailed look at each of the ingredients we might find in this product – part one and part two – so now it’s time to figure out what’s really important then how much of each ingredient to use. If you...