Colorfuljulie
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Have you tried adding more sodium stearate? Perhaps with a little silicone?
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In my past experience I have added my colorant into my water phase and proceeded as usual with my formula. I would start with 0.1% first and go up from there. 0.3% could be a little high depending on the porosity of the hair it’s applied to. That mu…
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The best blush (in my opinion) is obtained with a combination of iron oxides and micas. Think of iron oxides as paint - flat and opaque. Micas are sheer and reflective. Blends of micas and oxides are more highly pigmented with the reflective qualit…
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Yes you would need to make your fragrance concentrate first and then test it with different solubilizers.
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How are you pressing them? With an arbor press and plates? Are you pressing a larger number of pans at once than before? Or the same? Usually matte shadows will become too hard so that’s unusual. I would include some sort of oil as your wet binder a…
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Matte shadows do not need as much of the dry binders as the shimmery ones do. Use less of the zinc stearate/magnesium stearate and more silica ms’s or nylon 12. The iron oxides stick together well, so adding too much binders make them form a hard ca…
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Use it as you would beeswax- they’re similar. As for the amount, that will depend on your formula and desired result. Best way is to just experiment!
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In my 26 years as a hairdresser and an educator for professional colorists, I can tell you with certainty that the majority of stylists believe marketing is science. I think it was Pureology (around 15-20 years ago) that first came out with a market…
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I don’t think that link has the correct LOI. It shows the Gliss conditioner, but looks like it has listed a shampoo’s ingredients (and IPM is not on the list).
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On the talcum powder issue and for a good chuckle- My grandmother had pica from an iron deficiency (where you crave weird things you shouldn’t eat) and ate baby powder for the whole 15years of my life she was alive. And it had to be J&J! She’d g…
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I remember reading a post on SwiftCraftyMonkeys blog talking about the 100x aloe extract (powder) causing shampoo bars to soften. Maybe it’s the type of aloe extract you are using?
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Formulator Sample Shop has a base called Silderm Formulating base that is pretty easy to add water based actives and a preservative to. Maybe that would be a simple place to start? I’ve used it to make an eyeshadow primer and a face/makeup primer th…
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You would get more help if you let everyone know which country you are in and what type of application you are using the wax for.
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@Gunther ? ewwww! I try and tell everyone that natural is NOT always better! ??
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Carbomer is used to make gels, but I’m not aware of its use in a hairspray for hold. I don’t think it would give you what you are looking for. You need to research some polymers and test some to see what type of hold you are looking for. PVP and VP/…
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Sometimes I think I’m reading posts just to see what @Belassi will say?.
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There are Facebook groups for redheads- you may be able to start there. Joining some and researching what and where they shop (not polling them in their group or you will probably get kicked out quickly!). But you can learn a lot about groups of peo…
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Which product are you trying to replicate?
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@doreen ???
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You could make the simplest formula and remove everything but the vitamin e oil! I have always used straight vit e on mine and they heal perfectly! Or use the one you already have made. If you are not sure if you can replace petroleum jelly with …
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I’ve used Silica Dimethyl Silylate to thicken several oils and keep it clear. I’m not a chemist, so I could be way off! I don’t know it’s alcohol tolerance though. I just used it to thicken a hair oil serum yesterday and it worked well for that!
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How much oatmeal are you using? I was reading another thread not long ago where someone said how much you can realistically add to an emulsion, and it was WAY below what is recommended on some of the websites retailing small amounts of the raw mater…
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Have tried a simple Google search? There are lots of free formulas available. Find one you like, experiment with it, then come back here for suggestions when you get stuck on the changes you want to make. Good luck!
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I think most peeling masks use polyvinyl alcohol. Going more of the clay mask route seems to be simpler for a beginner formulator. There are lots of formulas available for clay masks on the internet. I don’t make masks though, so I’m sure an expert …
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Yes as Chemist77 said?. I love the “powered by a blend of essential oils to nourish and cleanse your hair, rather than harsh detergents and chemicals that will strip and erode it.” So the magical EO’s cleanse the hair, and surfactants are just a bun…
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@Bill_Toge ???
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I know the company I used to work for has a 55 VOC hairspray for Cali (and a handful of other states) and the original formula hairspray which is 80 for the rest of the country. They tried just making the new 55 version at first but sales dropped so…
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I’m not an expert by any means, but I am a hairdresser for 25+ years and can offer my opinion. Im not sure how many “natural” hairspray formulas there are available that work like the ones with the good ol’ fashioned highly effective polymers. I’m…
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@Sophie9 I’m on the Texas Gulf Coast and yes the humidity is a nightmare for bath bombs! I have a dehumidifier that really helps. If you run one in the room you are preparing your bombs in for a couple hours before making them that may help. I can …
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