Tara08

High linoleic sunflower oil is non comedogenic. I use sunflower oil in all of my skincare products. On a side note, kokum butter is also...

I'm taking it slow, making sure I have things right and that I am happy with it. Sometimes it is hard to stay positive. I catch this...

Yes, it's exciting and bit scary at the same time. I live in Chicago and there are so many people with handmade goods, etc. I want to...

Hello! I have dabbled in so much the last couple years....hot process soap, various Iotions and body butters, body scrubs, face scrubs...

Ofcourse! I thought it might be hard to find a group on here that is experienced/ focused on more skincare type products. I have bounced...

Check out Marie Rayma with Humble Bee & Me, she has an ingredient encyclopedia that I reference quite a bit. I also like Tara Lee...

Note on coco glucoside. I sub this for my decyl glucoside to see what the difference would be. Coco glucoside made my recipe very...

Thanks for the details. I tried SCI noodles a while back, at the time didn't know about grinding them and they never melted. It was...

Is it the same as the usage rates of ingredients?

The microwave freaks me out too. I just microwaved my Glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, coco glucoside, and SLSA. Caught it rising to...

Do you prefer SCI or SLSA? Just curious. I think I will try the SLSA and the microwave in my next batch. Thanks so much for your advice 😁

I do the same, except I use the double boiler method. The microwave makes me nervous for some reason. Lol! Next time I will use the...

I am not familiar with lactic acid, is it vegan? Do you use it the same as citric? I do a 50/50.

Hi! Thanks so much for your response! I did see that the ph was high. I do have a pH meter. Would you lower ph using a citric...

How do you like the sodium coco glutomate? I have never used that one. Is it powder or liquid? I just loath having to wait 20 min...