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How to Clean Your pH Meter
Zachariah Kovac Zachariah Kovac

How to Clean Your pH Meter

Taking the pH of emulsions and such can really build up on the meter, affecting the accuracy and shortening the lifespan of your probe if not cleaned properly. A clean electrode = reliable readings. In this post, I will explain how to clean a pH meter.

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Creating Buffers for Cosmetic Formulations
Chemsitry, Acids, Bases, Buffers Zachariah Kovac Chemsitry, Acids, Bases, Buffers Zachariah Kovac

Creating Buffers for Cosmetic Formulations

I got an inquiry on how to create buffers over on Instagram. I would classify this as an advanced chemistry topic. Buffers are something I learned about in my general chemistry 1B; the second semester of general chemistry. What I thought would be simple post turned out to be way more complex. I actually needed to learn more chemistry to know what actually happens.

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Aloe Vera Naturally Compliant Body Lotion (Free Formula)

For summer skincare the first ingredients that I think of is aloe vera. I wanted to make a whole lotion based off of aloe vera. My favorite emulsifier for body lotions is Ritamulse SCG (Glyceryl Stearate (and) Cetearyl Alcohol (and) Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate). It creamy lovely emulsions with great body and are quite moisturizing. 

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How To Distill Lavender Hydrosol
Zachariah Kovac Zachariah Kovac

How To Distill Lavender Hydrosol

In this post, I will detail how to distill lavender hydrosol at home. Making your own lavender hydrosol requires a chemistry technique called distillation. Distillation is a separation technique quite commonly used in organic chemistry labs.

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You are at your own risk when making anything from this blog. I am not liable for any mishaps that may occur. I do my best to include everything in the procedure so that accidents are less likely to occur. My recommendation is always to read the post entirely first and then make the product.
Please keep in mind that these recipes/formulations are NOT meant to be sold or reproduced in large quantities. None of my recipes has been appropriately stability tested. I recommend that you seek professional help if you want to start your own line. (link)
Always do a test patch of new ingredients that you have.
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