This was a request from one of you! So thank you so much. I have a couple of posts in solubilizer that I will link at the end of the post.
The question we will be tackling in this post:
Why are some fragrances really hard to solubilize?

I thought that I could make an easier face mask with AHA fruit acids. The fruit acids are a lot easier to formulate with then glycolic acid. Still as a disclaimer, formulating with acids is not for beginners. This requires that you have good knowledge on acids and bases, a pH meter, and know how to handle them safely. With any acid, it increases your sun sensitivity. So be sure to at least wear sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher for two weeks after use. You should be wearing sunscreen year round, but I needed to make that disclaimer. 

In this post, we are going to be talking about the anatomy and physiology of hair. This is going to be a more technical post. If you have read my post on skin anatomy then you will understand. I do not expect you to know all this by heart. It is important that you have an idea so that then someone says the cuticle you know that means in terms of the hair. 

I personally believe that this is a confusing topic for most people. With numerous emulsifiers available on the market, it can be challenging to determine how to utilize them effectively. And one of the first issues you will run into is knowing how much emulsifier to use. In this post, I plan to share with you what I know. I have to give major props to Susan from Swift Craft; she has amazing information on emulsifiers. I am going to be sharing with you what I have learned. 

After talking about how shampoos are defined, ​let's talk about conditioners. Conditioners are formulated to reduce the static clinging to the hair. Untreated hair has a negative charge from the “Carboxyl groups of glutamine and aspartic acid and sulfonic acid groups in the hair are responsible for this property.” (Source)  So using something positive (cationic) charged will reduce the static on the hair. Conditioners work by neutralizing the negative charge on the hair that occurs on dry or damaged hair. The antistatic properties make the hair feel softer and easier to comb out and control flyaways. 

In this post, we are going to be talking about how to formulate with BTMS-25.
First we need to know what BTMS-25 is. BTMS-25 is a mixture of behentrimonium methosulfate at 25% and 75% Cetearyl alcohol. 

In this post, we are going to be defining our products and talking about what they should do for our hair. I am going to start with the basics. There are so many subcategories that we will not get into this series but in the next one. The four basic products are shampoo, conditioner, treatments, and styling products. First, we are going to start with shampoo in this post. 

In this post we are going to discuss the differences between Glycerol Stearate vs Glyceryl Stearate SE. I personally find them very confusing, so this is going to be a learning experience for all of us.