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INCI: Guar Gum or Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Guar gum! It is outstanding to have around because of the...
INCI: Glyceryl Stearate (and) Cetearyl Alcohol (and) Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate Ecomulse is an ECOCERT approved natural, veggie-based,...
My shampoo mix: Castile + oil + Hibsicus + Guar gum = pretty darn good shampoo. Mix...
Great tips from naptural85 about growing long and...
I made a hibiscus/castile shampoo yesterday and...
Rosehips! Rosehips are the little red fruits about the size of cherries found on the rose bush...
I feel a sense of pride and accomplishment...
This is a surprise to me, but I was experimenting a few days ago with dried Parsley....
Marshmallow root is great to decrease the ph (or helps to keep it low) when formulating your...
Allantoin is quickly becoming a favorite ingredient to use because of its immediate effects. Its used...
Products, more specifically their ingredients, are paramount in deciding whether you will experiment with them, continue to...
Structure XL (aka UltraMaize) is very, very, VEEERRYY...
Citric Acid INCI: Citric Acid Citric acid is probably one of the go-to ingredients to use...
Unrefined Safflower has a 2 year shelf life, according to mountainroseherbs.com. Its also high in oleic...
Well, maybe not. 🙂 An emulsion is the mixture between oil and water with the help of...
INCI: Emulsifying Wax NF
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INCI: Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
INCI: Behentrimonium Methosulfate (and) Cetearyl Alcohol BTMS-25 was my fav emulsifier until I used BTMS-50. Granted, I...
Behenyl alcohol is, in my opinion, a better thickener to use in comparison to cetyl alcohol. In...
Cetyl Alcohol is a go to ingredient used to make emulsions thick
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