Shall we dose CO2 extracts like an oil, an extract or an essential oil? What are safety and legal limits for their application and how shall we blend them?...
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Cosmetic GMP, what you need to know and where to start
Compliance with GMP is mandatory in the EU and many other parts of the world. What does it exactly mean for artisanal and Indie cosmetic manufacturers?
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Thursday, 24. September 2020
Kitchen meets...2 more artisanal methods to disperse gums
Sunday, 13. September 2020
Nicotinamide and cell autophagy
Nicotinamide is THE star of anti-aging and skin repair cosmeceuticals and one of the most underused and underestimated cosmetic ingredients in "natural" cosmetics.
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Thursday, 13. August 2020
One emulsion, 5 gums
To answer some of your questions about using natural gums in emulsions and as a part of our big R&D project, we compared 5 different gums in a simple O/W emulsions. Here are the results...
Continue reading "One emulsion, 5 gums" »Thursday, 30. July 2020
Emulsion making 101 (part II): improving the stability
Sunday, 26. July 2020
Polar and non-polar oils in cosmetic formulations
Have you ever heard about polar and non polar oils and have wondered which oil is polar and which one is non polar and why on earth you need to know about the oil polarity when you are a personal care formulator...
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Sunday, 12. July 2020
Prebiotics, probiotics and postbiotics in skin care
You certainly have heard about pre- and probiotics here and there and are aware that microbiome related skincare is one of the hottest topics in skin care and dermatology at the moment. What you probably have not heard about is the "post-biotic" skin care....
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Sunday, 21. June 2020
Plant oils and heating: which oils you can use in a hot process
Sunday, 14. June 2020
Xanthan gum: one gum, 1001 applications
Sunday, 7. June 2020
Microbiome and skin disorders
Tuesday, 19. May 2020
What you need to know about natural gums
Almost for years ago we published a series of blog posts about natural gums and compared some of the most common gums in a gel, in an emulsion and in a scrub. This year, we are working on a big R&D gum project and we're testing some of the familiar and a few unfamiliar gums to understand their properties, differences, strengths and limitations.
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