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An infographic on low to no shear mixers! These are ones we use to mix things for a longer period of time, like when we’re making oily gels or after an emulsion has formed and we want to hydrate the rheology modifier or add the cool down phase. As you can see in the graphic,...
I thought I’d share this infographic with you to illustrate our high shear mixers! Definitely take a look at this post of you want to know why we often mix emulsions with high shear, then switch to low/no shear. And take a look at the links for other discussions we’ve had about this topic below!...
Let’s take a minute to talk about mixing as it’s such an important part of our process, but one that a lot of people don’t follow, leading to frustrating fails and lower/higher viscosity emulsions. These links are from my huge equipment section of the site, always found under the “resources” tab in the menu bar,...
We touched on this topic a titch in this post – Let’s create a gorgeous dry hair & scalp hydrating conditioner using BTMS-50 with loads of botanicals and actives (includes formula) – but I thought I should share more information here so it’s not lost! The short answer is that cationic (positively charged) emulsions are...
Welcome back to this short series on using Sepimax ZEN in emulsions! Yesterday, in part one, we learned how to use it in an emulsion; why we use the smaller amounts we do; and how to wet, disperse, and hydrate it. We took a look at a formula in which we used 0.2% to thicken...