Newbie Tuesday

Newbie Tuesday: Gels, gels, gels! Making a gelled toner with Ultrez 20

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Last week, we met our gelling agents – Ultrez 20, a carbomer that has to be neturalized with something like triethanolamine or 18% lye, and Sepimax Zen, a pre-neutralized polymer. We’ll play with Ultrez 20 this week and Sepimax Zen next week. There are two ways to make something with Ultrez 20: You can add...

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Newbie Tuesday (on Wednesday): Gels, gels, gels! An introduction to Sepimax ZEN

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We took a look at how to use Ultrez 20 yesterday, so let’s take a look at using Sepimax ZEN in our gelled products today. Sepimax ZEN (INCI: Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6) is a pre-neutralized polymer we can use to create thick gels without having to do a lot of mixing. It works well with electrolytes, so...

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Newbie Tuesday: Gels, gels gels! An introduction to Ultrez 20

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I do love playing with gels. I can thicken a toner, make an eye gel, create a new facial cleanser, formulate an after sun gel with aloe, and so on. Let’s take a look at two ingredients I’ve been using a lot to make gels lately – Ultrez 20 and Sepimax ZEN. ULTREZ 20 (INCI: Acrylates/C10-30...

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Newbie Tuesday: New schedule of posts…

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Wow, I’m really off track again thanks to the intellectual property theft and plagiarism I’ve been dealing with lately, and I ask your indulgence as I try to figure out how to fit all the things in that need to be done and keep up with posts on the blog.  I hope you enjoyed making...

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Newbie Tuesday: Creating a facial toner (part four) – adding cosmeceuticals

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Yesterday we took a look at cosmeceuticals and a few that we could incorporate into our toners. Today we’ll create a few recipes you can try at home! Let’s say you liked this simple toner for dry skin with rose water and cucumber, what could we add to this mix? Quick note: This toner is...

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