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Weekend Wonderings: What’s that whitening effect with lotions?

February 21, 2015 by SwiftCraftyMonkey

In this post on Lotionpro 165, Michelle asks: I had some whitening when using Lotionpro (at 4%) and it was suggested that it was reacting with my fatty alcohols (2% behenyl, 1% cetyl). Have you noticed this?I haven’t noticed it with this emulsifier, but I admit that I’m not that bothered by what’s called the…

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