Facial products

Q&A: Can you use hydrolyzed proteins with xanthan gum in gelled facial cleansers? Part one, what’s a gelled facial cleanser (with formulas)

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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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Q&A: How can I use medium chain triglycerides (MCT) in face creams or facial products?

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In the monthly Q&A, Medha asked, Mid chain triglycerides how to use it in the face creams or face products? On October 31, 2023, we took a look at this question – Emollients you will love: What’s the difference between MCT, FCO, and CCT? – in which we determined that medium chain triglycerides are the...

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Let’s revisit this formula – Hydrating gelled honey & bamboo facial serum with hyaluronic acid and squalane – from May 2020 and see how it’s held up over time! 

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I’ve been going through my sample section of my bathroom, workshop, and office, looking at so many products I’ve made dating all the way back to 2017! When I make a product, I make sure I have samples I can put in different containers of differing opacities with different caps and I put them all...

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Creating a cranberry, cornsilk & carrot foaming hand & facial cleanser! (Long post, four parts in one)

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I love a good multiuse product, so I set out to create a product that would clean both my hands and face, dispensed from a foamer bottle. Luckily, the concepts are very similar – we want something that foams enough to feel cleansing but rinses off cleanly so we don’t have that dry or tacky...

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Blast from the past! Super simple festive formulas: Lip scrubs!

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Welcome to Blast from the Past!, a series in which I’m sharing some of my favourite gifting formulas! Lip scrubs are so wonderfully decadent, but so unbelievably easy to make with as few as two ingredients, both of which you can buy at the grocery store. You can dress them up in cute, inexpensive packaging from...

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