Processing Nettles to make a Soothing Herbal Shampoo for Natural Haircare
When we choose an extract to put into our cosmetics it brings with it a story and if we are lucky, that story means something to us. One...
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Amanda foxon-hill
- Jun 29
- 6 min
Mushrooms and our Microbiome.
What words come to your mind when you first think about adding mushrooms to your face cream? Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of fungi...
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Amanda foxon-hill
- Jun 29
- 6 min
Is Jojoba Oil Really Like Sebum?
It is amazing what you can learn while surfing the internet isn’t it? Well, when I say ‘learn’ I should probably say find but these days...
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Amanda foxon-hill
- Jun 29
- 6 min
Why does lip balm dent as it cools?
If you are not sure what I’m talking about then this picture might help: NB: This type of packaging HAS to be hot-filled. I added this...
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Amanda foxon-hill
- Jun 29
- 4 min
Castor Oil - It's not like other oils.
As exciting as it is to browse through the hundreds of different vegetable oils that are available to today’s cosmetic chemists, most of...
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Amanda foxon-hill
- Jun 29
- 3 min
When your preservative prefers your packaging to the formula
Many cosmetic products require the addition of a preservative - anti-microbial ingredient(s) designed to prevent spoilage and maintain...
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Amanda foxon-hill
- Jun 29
- 4 min
No need for HLB? My dear, it seems we don't agree.
A while ago I came across this article dismissing HLB for organic/ natural cosmetics and suggesting that ‘Anyone who encourages you to...
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Amanda foxon-hill
- Jun 29
- 9 min
Amino Acids and pH Adjustment
This post was promoted by a rise in formulators looking for a more wholesome alternative to Sodium Hydroxide in their pH adjusting. There...
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Amanda foxon-hill
- Jun 29
- 10 min
Reverse Engineering? There's more to a formula than the INCI list...
Over the last few years, I've noticed a huge shift in how people are thinking about the process of formulating cosmetics. When I started...
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Amanda foxon-hill
- Jun 29
- 9 min
How does it feel? An introduction to cosmetic science and your somatosensory system.
Cosmetic Chemistry is all about relationship management and one of the most important relationships we manage is the one that exists...
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Amanda foxon-hill
- Jun 29
- 13 min
Can Carbomers Be Homogenised?
Prefer a podcast? We've got you covered here. A while back, I was made aware of a new ‘rule’ that’s making its way around the virtual...
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