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Welcome to the first Formulating Friday for creating emulsions with Incroquat BTMS-50! Today, we’ll be modifying the hand & body lotion we made on Newbie Tuesday with this emulsifier. My plan for this Formulating Friday series is to review Tuesday’s formula, then look at the different ingredients we could use and some concepts along the...
Welcome back to this Newbie Tuesday beginner lotion making series in which we’ll be making a hand & body lotion, body butter or cream, and facial moisturizer using Incroquat BTMS-50, a cationic or positively charged emulsifier that can make all kinds of emulsions, including hair conditioners, thanks to its electrical charge. Previous posts & links...
Welcome to week one of this part of the Newbie Tuesday series in which we’ll be creating three formulas using Incroquat BTMS-50 – a hand & body lotion, a body butter that we’ll turn into a cream, and a facial moisturizer. As with the previous section in which we formulated with Polawax, emulsifying wax NF,...
Welcome to what was supposed to be the round-up post for the first part of this Newbie Tuesday beginners’ lotion making series/course using these emulsifiers – Polawax, Natragem EW, e-wax NF, or Phytomulse (almond, amaranth, chlorella, or coconut). I had hoped to share your experiences, thoughts, formulas, and such here, but no one responded to my calls for...
Welcome back to part three of this series on combining emollients! You can find all the parts of this series and the formulas we’re making in the new home page I created for it! (I’m updating it as each post is shared!) In part one, we took a look at the concept of combining emollients to...