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Point of Interest!: What? What? What?
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Join Susan as she obsesses about cosmetic chemistry and other things (some possibly related to monkeys). Often strange, occasionally useful, and always worth a stop as a point of interest on your journey through the Intertron. Wednesday, August 12, 2015. A few people have asked me lately about new e-books, so I'd like to ask you, my wonderful readers, about the topics that would interest you. What would you like to see in a new e-book? Give me some ideas! What recipes would you like to see? What I would ...
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Point of Interest!: Shea butter!
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Join Susan as she obsesses about cosmetic chemistry and other things (some possibly related to monkeys). Often strange, occasionally useful, and always worth a stop as a point of interest on your journey through the Intertron. Tuesday, November 10, 2009. Shea butter is composed of 3 to 7% palmitic acid (C16), 35 to 45% stearic acid (C18), 40 to 55% oleic acid. C18:1), and 3 to 8% linoleic acid. In shea butter contain cinnamic acid esters (that's the pretty molecule above), which can act as a UV protectan...
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Point of Interest!: Conditioner: What's that then?
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Join Susan as she obsesses about cosmetic chemistry and other things (some possibly related to monkeys). Often strange, occasionally useful, and always worth a stop as a point of interest on your journey through the Intertron. Sunday, June 6, 2010. Conditioner: What's that then? With the cationic quaternary compound acting as the emulsifier. Overview of how conditioners work. What are our goals when formulating conditioners? We want a product that will. Reduce static electricity (fly-aways). When we lubr...
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Point of Interest!: Cationic quaternary compounds: Cetrimonium chloride
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Join Susan as she obsesses about cosmetic chemistry and other things (some possibly related to monkeys). Often strange, occasionally useful, and always worth a stop as a point of interest on your journey through the Intertron. Wednesday, July 29, 2009. Cationic quaternary compounds: Cetrimonium chloride. If you've read any of the posts on this blog, you'll know I love this stuff in hair care products! Again, the cetrimoniums (cetrimonia? OILY HAIR CONDITIONER WITH CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE (copied from. 1% fr...
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Point of Interest!: Better crafting through chemistry: Allantoin
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Join Susan as she obsesses about cosmetic chemistry and other things (some possibly related to monkeys). Often strange, occasionally useful, and always worth a stop as a point of interest on your journey through the Intertron. Thursday, May 7, 2009. Better crafting through chemistry: Allantoin. I touched on allantoin a little in the occlusion post. Click here to find out about more occlusives. Did someone have some urine hanging around the house, let it evaporate, then used it on a wound? You can use all...
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Point of Interest!: These are a few of my favourite things: Dimethicone in facial products
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Join Susan as she obsesses about cosmetic chemistry and other things (some possibly related to monkeys). Often strange, occasionally useful, and always worth a stop as a point of interest on your journey through the Intertron. Thursday, August 6, 2015. These are a few of my favourite things: Dimethicone in facial products. Dimethicone shows up a lot in facial products because it has a silky, dry feeling that doesn't feel too heavy. We find it in moisturizers, sera, and primers for this very reason. Pull ...
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Point of Interest!: These are a few of my favourite things: Dimethicone
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Join Susan as she obsesses about cosmetic chemistry and other things (some possibly related to monkeys). Often strange, occasionally useful, and always worth a stop as a point of interest on your journey through the Intertron. Monday, August 3, 2015. These are a few of my favourite things: Dimethicone. In body care products, it works as a barrier ingredient, emollient, lubricant, carrier/diluent detackifier, and and skin protectant (one of three approved by the FDA). You can use it in products as div...
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Point of Interest!: Conditioners: Instructions for making conditioners
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Join Susan as she obsesses about cosmetic chemistry and other things (some possibly related to monkeys). Often strange, occasionally useful, and always worth a stop as a point of interest on your journey through the Intertron. Tuesday, June 8, 2010. Conditioners: Instructions for making conditioners. Making a conditioner is a lot like making a lotion as we're making an emulsion. So if you can make a conditioner, you can make a lotion! See, it's not so scary, eh? Alternate version of making a conditioner,...
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Point of Interest!: Cocoa butter!
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Join Susan as she obsesses about cosmetic chemistry and other things (some possibly related to monkeys). Often strange, occasionally useful, and always worth a stop as a point of interest on your journey through the Intertron. Tuesday, November 17, 2009. Cocoa butter is a staple in bath and body creations with 25 to 30% palmitic acid (C16), 31 to 35% stearic acid (C18), 34 to 36% oleic acid. C18:1), and 3% linoleic acid. It is filled with wonderful polyphenols. That may benefit your skin! The researchers...
