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In the monthly Q&A, Ivy asked, Can or should any other preservative (as in Leucidal Complete / SF MAX) be used along side Jeecide® CAP-7? Or is Jeecide® CAP-7 strong enough on its own? Jeecide® CAP-7 (INCI: Caprylyl Glycol (and) Glyceryl Laurate (and) Glyceryl Undecylenate) is a naturally compliant, non-ionic, natural, clear colourless liquid broad...
This was a bonus formula I shared with my eco skin care class I taught at Voyageur Soap & Candle in the before times for a sulfate free ECOCERT foaming facial cleanser using decyl glycoside that I thought I’d share with you as a celebration of my favourite month, December! facial cleansers extra voyageur june...
As a bonus for the month of December, I thought I’d share this class handout from my eco skin care class from Voyageur that I taught in 2019 to 2020 (pre-apocalypse). In this 19 page package, you’ll find formulas for… lotion bars emulsified scrub bars lotions with Ritamulse SCG body oils facial serum Essential oil...
Before you start this post, I have a Newbie Tuesday beginner lotion making series with Ritamulse SCG that I think you’ll enjoy. I go more into the chemistry of lotion making and using this emulsifier with sample formulas and annoyed instructions on how to make these emulsions. The first post is here (click link), with...
Welcome back to this series on making an after shave lotion. In yesterday’s post, we decided to use Montanov™ 202 as our emulsifier, which means we could make a 99% naturally compliant lotion, which is kinda cool, eh? In part two, we looked at our oil phase and the lovely emollients we could use. I’ve...