Carrier oils are one of the most important ingredients in skincare formulations. They provide moisture, deliver nutrients to the skin, and form the base of many DIY products such as facial oils, body butters, lotions, and scrubs. If you’re making your own skincare, understanding carrier oils can dramatically improve the quality of your formulas. Different […]
SLSa is 100% natural as it comes from coconut oil and palm oil. SLSa is a very mild surfactant. A surfactant is a surface acting agent that causes bubbles. (Although sometimes surfactants are emulsifiers, this surfactant is a foaming agent). INCI Name: Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate Shelf Life: 2 years Use Rate: 1-50% Active Surfactant Matter: 65% Charge: Anionic Solubility: Water Appearance: Fine
Anyone who has worked with melt and pour soap has most likely seen their soap sweating or glycerin dew. You just might not have known at the time what it was. When you first look at a soap that has been sweating it almost looks like there is a layer of frost on it. But,
Mango butter is one of my go to butters and I always have it on hand. I am absolutely in love with how soft it feels to the touch. It is made from the kernels of mango fruits. The seed makes a firm meat that is then processed into this lovely butter. It is then
Are you wondering what is it about activated charcoal that everyone seems to love? If so, you’ve come to the right place. Lately it just seems to be in everything from facemasks to toothpaste. Turns out that activated charcoal has an unprecedented ability to absorb. It is amazing at absorbing oils from our skin and
This is something that I have been wanting to get up on the blog for sometime now! You will be able to use this template for resizing all of your current recipes and to create formulas moving forward. Resizing a Current Recipe Resizing a recipe can be kind of difficult when you are first starting
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