There are lots of foot and leg formulations for athletes but I have seldom seen a soothing and relaxing foot cream to send the consumer to a smooth sleep.

This beautiful foot cream not only pampers the feet right before the sleep, it is using the lavender…

INCI : Camellia oleifera seed extractThis is a 100% plant derived, natural and sustainable surfactant derived from the tea seeds meal after the oil has been pressed.The beige powder contains >60% saponin.Suitable for all cleansing and foaming products…

Scrub is no longer confined to hotel SPA and beauty salon. It is an affordable
you (and your customers) luxury for home and there are several ways to make and
apply them.
Scrub bars are one of the most affordable and environmental friendly versions of
scrub.…

7-Dehydrocholesterol also known as provitamin DINCI Name: 7-DehydrocholesterolCAS #:434-16-27-Dehydrocholesterol which is naturally present in skin, is a precursor of vitamin D 3 and cholesterol.Under UV irradiation, Skin’entialTM DC is metabolized to vi…

We have been using hemp oil long before cannabis became so cool and long after it fell out of the grace of the personal care.

This scalp soothing shampoo uses hemp, tamanu and baobab oil together with alpha-bisabolol, allantoin and gotu kola extract to comfort…

Waterless beauty is THE trend of the decade and this section is one of the industry sections that the artisanal manufacturers can beat the big boys of the industry, I can not repeat this enough.

Lotion bars or body melts are so easy to make and so fun to…

I usually make KISS formulations and quite often preach the benefits of making KISS formulations. Every now and then however I jump over the borders and create a non KISS formulation.

I have so many amazing oils and extracts on the shelves that we use only…

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Blending emulsifiers is one of my favorite topics.

You may ask: why on earth shall we blend emulsifiers? Are there not enough blends available on the market?

Well, there are certainly more than enough emulsifier blends available on the market but I love…

In recent years, the sustainability of cosmetic products has received growing interest from the cosmetic industry and consumers due to the recommendation of the implementation of the circular economy and the European Green Deal. The sustainable development…

If there is one single "No-go", "synthetic" ingredient that I am missing as a "natural cosmetics formulator" that is the polysorbate-20. I can not relate when my conventional formulator colleagues still sing the praise of the parabens and are sad and frustrated…