Facial products

Creating an Age-Defying Sheet Mask with peptides with Natalie Skiller – part one: Inspirations and the chemistry of peptides! 

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Variety of sheet masks on pink spotted tray

Woo hoo! Another series of posts from the always amazing Natalie Skiller, known as the awesome formulator for Sweet Little Crumb (Facebook, Instagram, and her new Patreon, This Formulating Life!). In this one, she’s teaching you how to make an awesome Age-Defying Sheet Mask with peptides and other gorgeous actives! Love Natalie’s work? Check out...

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Q&A: Can we include oil soluble actives in an anhydrous facial serum? And a profile of D’Orientine

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In the monthly Q&A, Klymer asked, Hello Susan, hope all is well up North! When we buy actives do they always need to be use in an emulsion? I have some oil soluble actives (D’Orientine) that I want to include in oil serums alone. As long as I follow the recommended usage, is this ok...

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Happy holidays! Download a decadent matte facial moisturizer with colourful oils and extracts from my luxe facial class from Voyageur Soap & Candle!

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This was a bonus formula I taught in my luxe facial products class at Voyageur Soap & Candle in June 2019 for a gorgeous facial moisturizer using Incroquat BTMS-50 to create a light, moisturizing, matte, non-greasy emulsion that felt absolutely amazing thanks to the lighter oils, dimethicone, and squalane. We have a coupon for Voyageur...

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Let’s make a clary sage & squalane biphasic make-up remover!

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As I’m taking a walk down memory lane, reviewing all the formula packages I created for my classes, I found so many formulas I haven’t shared with you, so let’s take a look at one I created specifically for my luxe facial class at Voyageur Soap & Candle for 2019 – the biphasic makeup remover! ...

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Q&A: Can you use hydrolyzed proteins with xanthan gum in gelled facial cleansers? Part two, answering these questions!

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In the monthly Q&A, Samantha asked, I’m trying to learn more about gel facial cleansers thickened with more “natural” ingredients. I can’t seem to find the answer to this question after searching your blog. Should I not use hydrolyzed proteins in products thickened with xanthan gum? I’m learning to only use quaternized proteins in cationics, but...

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