This beautiful shower bar is a slightly modified version of the shower bar we first published in our formulation ebook: shampoo & shower bars

We prepared it for the Valentine's but you can make them and sell them through the whole year.

You have no chance…

I made this formulation for a stability study we were conducting on some raw material but the outcome was so amazing I couldn't help share it with you.

This is by no means a KISS emulsion but the procedure is still rather straightforward. This emulsifier…

The Internal Market and Environment committees adopted on Wednesday their position on the rules on how firms can validate their environmental marketing claims.

Archaeologists have discovered a small chlorite vial containing a deep red cosmetic preparation believed to be an ancient type of...

This article revisits the roles of formulators and process engineers in product scale-up. It demonstrates where issues may arise to help anticipate them and speed their resolution – or prevent them. It also provides tips to assist in the scale-up process.

A few months ago we shared the formulation for this Acai balm which was one of our most popular formulations and one of my own favorites during this fall/winter

Acai facial balm for fall/winterWith the weather becoming colder in the Northern hemisphere the…

Engaging the fine motor system to produce letters by hand has positive effects on learning and memory

Since we have just restocked the sclerotium gum I am into creating low viscosity emulsions and we are sharing the formulation for a KISS emulsion to help you jumpstart into making stable low viscosity emulsions.

This emulsion is a warm-cold process since…

PGE2 is associated with inflammation-induced erythema. The combination of skincare ingredients, namely allantoin, bisabolol, D-panthenol and dipotassium glycyrrhizinate (AB5D), reduced the levels of ...

New law to cut packaging waste goes further than UK regulations on single-use plastics introduced last year

Acne treatments from brands including Proactiv and Clinique have elevated levels of the carcinogen, an independent testing lab said in a petition filed with the FDA.

Calendula is one of my all-time favorites and I use it a lot, I mean a lot, in my hand creams and balms.
We have published several calendula cream and balm formulations here and you can refer to them before going to the formulation for this rich calendula…