Tag: emulsion

Adjusting Emulsion Viscosity

Adjusting Emulsion Viscosity

How to make your emulsion thicker or thinner. First analyze your formula to see what ingredients are contributing to viscosity. This is usually the emulsifier blend, gums/polymers and any fatty alcohols/acids (stearic acid, cetyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol) or waxes in your formula. If you wish 

Learn to Make Natural Lotion, Cream, Moisturiser & Body Butter

Learn to Make Natural Lotion, Cream, Moisturiser & Body Butter

Scroll down for our Lotion tutorial but if you would like to make other products, sign up to our Free, online formulation course from Chemists Corner, Swiftcraftymonkey and Making Skincare As a first step to making your own products, we highly recommend enrolling on our 

Free Lotion and Cream Calculator

Free Lotion and Cream Calculator

You can use our calculator to make lotions or creams for different skin types and also calculate ingredient costs. For details on how to make the formula and buy equipment, click HERE for a tutorial.  To access our other calculator for general cosmetic formulas CLICK