Read our latest blog post for the tutorial to this minty shower cream: https://skinchakra.eu/blog/archives/577-How-to-make-a-shower-cream.html

Do you know what the term "surfactant" means? It stands for "surface active agent", molecules that are active at the surfacr and interface and that can reduce the surface tension of a liquid

these two silly and easy experiments show you what "surface tension" means and why water has such a high surface tension (the whole surfactant and washing industry is based upon the high surface tension of water)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe0gX43YoUs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YGLfZG5lEQ

and this is a more scientific way we measure the surface tension quantitatively in the lab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhrlk2IaeD8

Apart from the fact that they used acetone-extracts for this study, it's an interesting article about the antioxidant properties of grape pomace. We know what we're going to extract during the coming weeks 😁

http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9284/5/3/46/htm

if you've missed our blog post about tocopherols, here is a reminder for you:
https://skinchakra.eu/blog/archives/488-What-you-need-to-know-about-Tocopherol-Vit-E.html

never ever use water soluble ink for your lab notebook

Wrote this a long time ago about poppy seed oil: https://skinchakra.eu/blog/archives/396-7-good-reasons-why-you-should-use-poppy-seed-oil-in-your-skin-care-products.html

in our latest blog post we show you how to make this cute cleansing & scrub stick: https://skinchakra.eu/blog/archives/579-How-to-make-a-facial-cleansing-scrub-stick.html

Read our latest blog post about tocopherols: https://skinchakra.eu/blog/archives/580-Why-I-love-tocoperols-and-why-you-should-love-them-as-well.html

Read our latest blog post here: https://skinchakra.eu/blog/archives/581-How-to-make-a-minty,-refreshing-shower-foam.html

What do you think about inflight skincare rituals? Actually sounds quite appealing for a long flight.

https://qz.com/quartzy/1351361/sheet-masks-on-an-airplane-a-celebrity-trend-we-should-all-adopt/

Could this be something for our American followers?

https://www.personalcarecouncil.org/live-meeting/2018-science-symposium

you ask, we answer

Some of you have asked about natural gums: What you need to know about natural gums (part I)

this is an amazing open-access article about baobab oil. (ignore the fact that they are using a refined oil though)

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S0102-695X2017000100001&script=sci_arttext

our latest tutorial is online now: https://skinchakra.eu/blog/archives/582-How-to-make-a-scrub-gel.html

This is unfortunately not confined to cookbooks, we have daily examples in the world of skincare with self-named experts publishing unsafe recipes endangering their followers:

https://www.thisisinsider.com/instagram-cookbook-recalled-outcry-over-toxic-ingredients-2018-8