Tips & techniques: You don’t need to test and alter the pH of an emulsion with a few exceptions…

Welcome back to another instalment of tips & techniques! I thought I should create a separate and updated post on this topic because I see people going through all the work to test and alter pH for emulsions that are just fine on their own. As you’ll see, most emulsifiers are designed to create formulas...

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Emulsifiers: Ritamulse SCG (updated April 30, 2023, including linked formulas)

Before you start this post, I have a Newbie Tuesday beginner lotion making series with Ritamulse SCG that I think you’ll enjoy. I go more into the chemistry of lotion making and using this emulsifier with sample formulas and annoyed instructions on how to make these emulsions. The first post is here (click link), with...

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#alltheingredients: Sucrose stearate (INCI: Glyceryl stearate SE and sucrose stearate)

In the monthly Q&A, Carolina asked, Hello I purchased Sucrose Stearate but haven’t found many recipes using it. The ingredients are “Glyceryl stearate SE, sucrose stearate”. I’ve seen recipes with Glyceryl stearate SE but can this be used instead of it? Is the sucrose stearate just added stearic acid? Thanks! She later added, I bought...

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Emulsifiers: Montanov™ 68 MB (INCI: Cetearyl alcohol and cetearyl glucoside) – UPDATED!

Montanov 68 (aka at Sugarmulse or Glucomulse, might be Vegetal 68) is another liquid crystal emulsifier we can find at our suppliers. The INCI is cetearyl alcohol and cetearyl glucoside. It is an ECOcert emulsifier, which means it’s naturally compliant. Its suggested usage is 1% to 5% in the oil phase, and I’ve seen it...

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Q&A: Is Incroquat BTMS-50 a “true emulsifying wax”? Does it create less stable emulsions than e-wax?

In this post – Creating a vanilla and cornsilk protecting and conditioning facial moisturizer (part eleven) – Using Incroquat BTMS-50 as the emulsifier, the formula – Olena asked, Hi! I recently read a comment in a Facebook group where an admin wrote that Incroquat BTMS-50 is not a true emulsifying wax compared to Polawax, Emulsifing...

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