🗳️ From The Question Box: “Hi! I have been wondering: Can you “masterbatch” large quantities of bases for scrubs and lotions and just add color & fragrance as needed? Like with ingredients in cold process soap. Thank you!” – Tara
A nice idea, but poor execution. Let’s make it better!
🗳️ From The Question Box: “I’d love your best tips on formulating stick/solid products for heat-hardiness for summer shipping. I’ve recently started adding my products to Amazon and they require non-melting survivability at 155F for 1 hour. I’m close with my latest body butter stick formulation using sunflower wax and carnauba wax, but it sure has taken a lot of trial and error to get here! I’d love any advice/tactics/preferred ingredients/methodology you’ve got on the topic! ” – Shelly
If you want to create foaming cleansers, I highly recommend having some Cocamidopropyl Betaine on hand! It’s super duper versatile and generally makes bubbly things of all kinds better 😄
🗳️ From The Q&A Archive: “Why do some formulators recommending “cooking” the SCI for their shampoo bars. Ive seen it with both the noodles and powder. What’s the reason for this?” – Theresa Griffin
🗳️ From The Q&A Archive: “My question is about serums that contain oily ingredients and water ingredients. Is that possible? Because I have some oil based extracts but I would love to incorporate allantion and all the watery soluble goodies.” – Carmen
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