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Tips & techniques: How to add new ingredients into a formula that contains water

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In my formulas, you might see me say something like – use 10% hydrosol in place of 10% distilled water – or – use 0.5% powdered extract in the cool down phase, remove 0.5% distilled water – and I thought maybe I should explain that a bit? Our formulas should always total 100%. There are...

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Q&A: Why is my duplication of a scalp tonic turning milky?

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In the December Q&A, Gypcie asked: Hello Swift, I’m trying to figure out how to add water to denatured alcohol without the formula turning milky. I’m attempting something like this product here – Peppermint & Aloe Soothing Scalp Tonic.  This product comes out perfectly clear, do you think it’s the Hydroxypropyl Guar that keeps it clear...

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Why I don’t create today, share tomorrow

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This is why I never make something today, share the formula tomorrow. It takes time to see how a product performs in different temperatures and humidities, to see if a lotion separates, a thickener fails, a suspender sinks. We saw that big time while working with the Garamite 7308, thickening clay, as everything fell apart...

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Discussion: “Is it natural?” Clean beauty

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On Friday, April 12th, we took a look at The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil certification. On Saturday, April 13th, we took a look at at the ideas of “derived from”, minimally processed, and the use of sustainable resources. On Sunday, April 14th, we took a look at how easy it might be to be green....

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Q&A: Where to start duplicating Lush’s American Pie solid body conditioner? Part two

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Yesterday, we reviewed the ingredient list for Lush’s American Pie solid body conditioner. Today, let’s take a closer look at those ingredients and how we might create a potential formula for the product. Ingredients: Fair Trade Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Cacao) Murumuru Butter (Astrocaryum Murumuru) Fresh Strawberry Puree (Fragaria Vesca)*, Fresh Orange Puree (Citrus Aurantium Dulcis)...

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