In this post, we are going to do an ingredient guide to Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside (C/CG). Let me know other ingredients you would like me to do ingredients guides for. 

I was inspired to get this ingredients from the Institute of Personal Care Science (IPCS). They used this ingredient in a "natural" foundation formulation. It suspends pigments and stabilize the emulsion, but without adding viscosity. This is very unusual, typically we need some viscosity to suspend things. ​

I researched this topic a while ago and it occasionally comes up, but I do want to talk about why I still heat and hold. I have seen multiple argument for it. There are some that are based on science and others on bias.

There has been a ton of buzz with Niacinamide. So, I have been getting a ton of questions about how to formulate with it. The main questions was what pH should we formulate it to as there is a lot of contradicting information. I was going to make a series of formulations; however, I needed to address this first. Let's dive into it.

Did you know you can blend emulsifier blends? I touched on why commercial products do it (link), but there are other reasons as well. Some are based on chemistry, and others on aesthetics. That is what I want to discuss in this post. As well as how I would blend emulsifiers. 

We got to make sure that our equipment is in its best shape to get accurate and precise measurements. In this post, I want to talk about maintaining equipment and Good Lab Practices (GLP). Not to be confused with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).