Facial products

Experiments in the workshop: Making a facial cleanser with Miracare Soft 313 and Siligel

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Yesterday, we took a look at formulating a body wash with Miracare Soft 313 thickened with Siligel. Today, let’s look at making a facial cleanser with some of these same ingredients. When I formulate a facial cleanser, I think about using lower surfactant levels than I would for a body wash, bubble bath, or shampoo....

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Discussion: What are your favourite ingredients? Lotions and facial products

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In the February Q&A, Cecilia asked: I’m picking up some new things again. Looking for more naturally-derived/natural adjacent stuff. Looking for thickeners, emulsifiers, surfactants (I have SCI, CB, decyl and coco glucosides I think), any cool actives, preservatives… doesn’t have to be natural. but what would be your top say 10 or so ingredients, I...

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Q&A: Formulating a cleansing balm (part three, a few starting formulas)

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In part one of this series, we evaluated the ingredient list for the Farmacy Green Clean makeup Meltaway cleansing balm. In part two, we considered a formula and substitutions for hard-to-find ingredients, like the emulsifiers. In this part, let’s try a few formulas to see what we think. I’ll be leaving out a number of the...

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Member exclusive Q&A: Formulating a cleansing balm (part two)

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In yesterday’s post, we reviewed the ingredient list for Farmacy Green Clean Makeup Meltaway Cleansing Balm. Today, we’ll take a look at making our own by modifying a formula I shared way back in 2010 for a complicated balm with esters. The key to making a cleansing balm is to include an emulsifier so the...

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Member exclusive Q&A: Formulating a cleansing balm (part one)

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In the January Q&A, Linda asked: Hi Susan, I am on a cleansing balm frenzy, and I was wondering what ingredient would make this wash off and be a cleanser? Which, they say it does, easily and without using a muslin cloth or anything — and it has tremendous reviews! It’s called the Farmacy Green Clean...

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