vitamin

Tips & techniques: It’s tocopherYl acetate, not tocopherol acetate (plus a bonus rant about misinformation)

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I’m seeing this mistake a lot, especially from those who claim to be chemists, which is weirding me out! Vital post on the topic! What’s the difference between these Vitamin Es? There are all kinds of “Vitamin E” out there, and it’s important to know what you’re getting. I wrote the post above to help...

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#alltheingredients: Vitamin C, 3-Glyceryl Ascorbate

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I thought we could take a look at a neat new version of Vitamin C, 3-glyceryl ascorbate (INCI: 3-Glyceryl Ascorbate, Glycerin, Water) I found at Lotioncrafter! Vitamin C, 3-glyceryl ascorbate (INCI: 3-Glyceryl Ascorbate, Glycerin, Water) is a water soluble, stable version of Vitamin C we can use in water-only and emulsified products. It works as an anti-oxidant that...

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Q&A: Using l-ascorbic acid in anhydrous and silicone based formulas

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In the July Q&A, Karrye asked, You previously mentioned using L-Ascorbic acid in anhydrous formulas so that they could be used on wet skin, in order to reap the benefits of Vitamin C without the chance of it oxidizing. However, I don’t think you showed any recipe examples. Could you please? PS. I’m aware I...

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Actives & cosmeceuticals: Vitamin C revisited

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As a note, part of this post was originally shared on January 21, 2011, on the old blog. There are some great comments over there that I couldn’t bring over here, so I encourage you to check those out if you’re interested. Vitamin C is a water soluble anti-oxidant has been proven in studies to...

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What’s the difference between these Vitamin Es?

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In the February Q&A for Patreon, Tash asked: There’s different kinds of vitamin E I see. Natural, synthetic and mixed. Is there any difference between using these in formulations? I wrote a few months ago, and never hit “publish”, which actually turned out to the be a good thing as I have more information I wanted...

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