Let’s create a gorgeous, foamy, bubbly, lathery™ An Apple a Day foaming facial cleanser – intermediate formulas, part one, choosing surfactants

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Join me as we make a gorgeous foamy, bubbly, lathery™ super mild facial cleanser that can remove make-up, oils and sebum, or anything else you might put on your face. We start with our gorgeous foaming apple surfactant, add some humectants to hydrate your skin, a water soluble oil for moisturization, and a conditioner to...

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Chemistry Thursday: Introduction to fragrance and essential oils – how they affect surfactants, along with benzene and limonene (part 58)

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Welcome to Chemistry Thursday! I’m on a bit of a tangent for the next few weeks as we’re looking at the chemistry of fragrance and essential oils as they have such a huge impact on our products, especially surfactant-based ones. In this week’s post, we’re defining the differences, looking at benzene, learning about the structure...

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Innovation subscribers – check out this month’s Lotioncrafter coupon!

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I know you all know how much I love Lotioncrafter. Jen is a dear friend of mine, and quite the enabler when it comes to new, exciting ingredients! Her enthusiasm knows no bounds, and I’m honoured she shares her love of formulating with me! Have you checked out their site yet? It’s absolutely gorgeous and...

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Super happy fun member-to-member post for July 2026!

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Welcome to the this month’s member-to-member sharing and caring post, an open post for you to share your thoughts, ask questions, share formulas, and generally connect with other people on this blog. One of the reasons I went with Disqus was to allow posts with pictures or videos or links of all sorts so we...

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