Newbie Tuesday beginner lotion making series: Ingredients we’ll be using for the advanced formulas for Formulating Fridays, part one- rheology modifiers, chelating ingredients, and anti-oxidants

Woo! Welcome to the advanced part of the Newbie Tuesday series, which I think I’m calling Formulating Friday. The idea is that we’ll make the Newbie Tuesday formula on Tuesday, then alter it with all kinds of interesting ingredients later in the week on Friday. Because this is an advanced component, I’ll be sharing links that...

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Newbie Tuesday beginner lotion making series: Ingredients we’ll be using for all the products in the series

Welcome back to the introductory section of the Newbie Tuesday beginner lotion making series/course! In today’s post, we’ll be looking at the ingredients we’re using in our basic lotions, including humectants and thickeners. As a note, I’ve started a page with all of the links to all the parts, which I’ll be updating every time...

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An aside for this week’s Newbie Tuesday post: Calculating the emulsifier

I thought this week’s Newbie Tuesday beginner lotion making series/course post was a bit long, but I really wanted to share this with you! One of the most commonly asked questions I get is how much emulsifier should I use? The short answer is that each emulsifier has its own usage rates, so you’ll want...

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Newbie Tuesday beginner lotion making series: Introduction: The chemistry of lotions and some things about Polawax, e-wax NF, Phytomulse, and Natragem EW

Welcome to Part one of the Newbie Tuesday beginners’ lotion series/course in which we’ll be making lotions using four different emulsifiers over the next four months. In today’s post, we’ll be looking at the chemistry of lotions and how they work, then specifically at how we’ll be using September’s emulsifiers – Polawax, Natragem EW, e-wax...

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Newbie Tuesday beginner lotion making series: Introduction, the plan, shopping lists, packaging, and equipment

Welcome to the plan and shopping list post for the upcoming Newbie Tuesday series/course, which starts on Tuesday, September 8th and runs through through December-ish, depending on the how much participation there is and which extra posts I decide to write to accompany this series/course. I’m calling it a series/course as this series – and...

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