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Polyphenols: Hydroxybenzoic acids – benzoic acid, hydroxybenzoic acid, gallic acid

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BENZOIC ACID Benzoic acid is the simplest aromatic carboxylic acid on which so many of our wonderful polyphenols are based. It differs from the phenolic moiety we saw earlier today (click here) with the addition of that double bonded oxygen before the -OH. This means it becomes a carboxylic acid (which isn’t that relevant at...

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Polyphenols: It’s chemistry time!

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Since I’m investigating the awesome power of extracts, I thought we’d take a closer look at polyphenols. I know I’ve done a post on polyphenols in the past, but let’s get a little more in depth! So what exactly is a polyphenol? A polyphenol is defined as a compound that possesses a phenolic moiety. Okay,...

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Green tea extract: Formulating with camellia oil and green tea butter

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We’ve taken a look at camellia oil, so let’s start by taking a quick look at green tea butter. What exactly is it? Green tea butter is not a true butter – it is the extract mixed with a hydrogenated vegetable oil and/or oils to give it a butter type consistency. For instance, at Soapcraft.ca,...

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Green tea extract: Formulating with liquid extract

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You can add liquid green tea extract to pretty much every product we saw yesterday, with the exception of the mineral make-up powders. The liquid extract can vary between suppliers, so check with your favourite shop to find out how they suggest you use it. I am using the liquid green tea extract from the...

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Green tea extract: Formulating with powdered extract

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There are a few ways we can get the awesome power of green tea extract into our creations – powdered green tea extract, liquid green tea extract, and green tea butter or camellia oil. Today we’ll take a look at using the powdered extract!You can add green tea extract to any creation containing water. To...

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