solublizers

Creating a degreasing dishwashing liquid with d-Limonene or citrus essential oils (formula)

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A photo of a bottle of Natragem S140 NP, a brown glass bottle of d-Limonene, four small plastic bottles with a yellow liquid, a mixture of dish soap, d- Limonene, and Natragem S140 NP.

This came up in our Zoom workshop on Sunday, February. 23, 2025, on creating oily gels with Sapogel Q (NatraSap Q™). Let’s take a look at modifying a boring old dishwashing liquid using d-Limonene to create an awesome degreaser that’ll make post-formulating cleaning even easier! I’m not kidding – when we used to come home...

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A point of interest: Solubilizers aren’t emulsifiers…

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At least once a week I have someone stop by the blog to ask why the product they’re trying to make with polysorbate 80 is separating. Upon further investigation, it turns out they are trying to use a solubilizer – mostly polysorbate 80 – as an emulsifier. Polysorbate 20 and 80, PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil,...

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