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Over the last few days, we’ve learned that the isopropyl esters are light, fast spreading, non-greasy, and silky, and they can be used with emulsified or anhydrous (without water) products. One of the easiest ways to see how isopropyl myristate (IPM) feels on your skin is to make a simple anhydrous formula and substitute it...
Original post from 2009! If you’ve been following this blog for any length of time, you’ll know I’m a fan of isopropyl myristate or IPM. I use it primarily as a dry or astringent emollient to reduce the greasy feeling of other oils in a lotion or lotion bar. You can use it in large...
Let’s update our review page to see what we’ve learned so far so we can start playing with our emollients! (You can find the home page for this combining emollients series by clicking here!) This one is updated with everything in the series to the end of part eight. The larger the spreading value of...
Welcome back to part two of section seven of our combining emollients series! It’s been an exciting ride, and there are only a few concepts left to review before we can start playing with loads of different ones over the next few days! Yesterday, we took a look at interfacial tension and polarity. Today, we’re...
Welcome back to part three of this series on combining emollients. In part one, we took a look at the concept of combining emollients to create interesting sensory experiences. In part two, we looked at the concept of spreadability and spreading values. Today, we’ll be looking at solid and liquid emollients, and the impact of...