I was thinking about a Aqua SF-1 or seppic EMT-10 at about 0.2-0.5%. Do you have any tips on how to do so? If you want to make something with a lotion like consistency, you’ll need an emulsifying wax. It just kinda sits there in the oil. I also took the precaution of covering the wounds with ‘Tagaderm’ sterile dressings, (both to contain the homemade cream and to keep the wounds both sterile and moist). Next, add the mica. If you use emulsifying wax at about 25% of your oil phase you can create lotions with much smaller oil phases, giving you a much lighter end product. I seem to get little tiny chunks in the finished product. Let me preface this by saying I am no scientist, and this guide is definitely a quick one (and based very much on personal experience). can u post the beetroot & Australian clay lipstick recipe, You’ll find lots of lipstick recipes (including many clay ones) here I will never post that beetroot lipstick recipe… it is in this article to illustrate why it is a terrible idea and makes a terrible lipstick, and as a rule, I don’t post recipes that were complete failures , Hello, Thanks so much for this! Thanks so much, yet again, where you would just be mixing the clay with glycerin, no water? I’m afraid I wouldn’t/couldn’t. Is there a special way of blending these two so I don’t get precipitates? Is there anyway I can add the blue water to the melted wax to make the crayon? I really appreciate it since it’ll be my first time to make my own scrub and still is in the dark about what to look out for…. Thanks! But the ‘cream’ worked – in only 3 days the bedsores had all healed over to the point that they no longer drained and formed scab-free tissue over each of the wounds. That can make it more porous, and without the silicone coating, that might explain the large change you’re noticing. For this to happen, you will generally need an emulsifier, like emulsifying wax, borax + beeswax, solubilizer, or a high pH ingredient like sodium hydroxide. I’m rather new to the diy beauty departement but am determined to learn. I left it for a month and the mixture never “wet out”. Essential oils should be kept to 2-5% of the blend, but carrier oils are typically safe to work with in any concentrations (exceptions would be something like neem, which isn’t so much unsafe as STINKY, or sea buckthorn oil, which might turn you into an oompa loompa haha). I read and enjoy your posts and have been so helped by all the DIY information you share. The oxides just weren’t going to mix with the water, period. You can see from the visible pour lines that I had to let this thicken quite a bit before pouring it to ensure the mica stayed in suspension because it is insoluble. I want to make a linen spray and have tried all the recipes circulating on the internet using various ratios 20 drops EO per 1oz. That’s because you aren’t using an emulsifier and you have both water based and oil based ingredients in your concoction. I’ve found incorporating glycerin into otherwise all-oil concoctions doesn’t seem to shorten shelf life (I have some experiments that are 4+ years old with no mould or funny smells) . I recommend giving this article a read. Mixing the oil and water is only needed if you’re stuck with an ingredient that won’t infuse correctly with oil. It is helping my hair absorb the moisture and natural oils which is a good thing (I think). Regards I’ve searched high and low and can’t seem to find any solid answers! i have my own oil/wax based pomade but want to create one that washes off easy but still keeping those natural ingredients on my list like beewax and essential oils. A hint of it is wonderful for evoking memories of s’mores and camping. PLEASE SUGGEST ME SOME ORGANIC DIFFUSERS. Hi Leah! I love this project because not only is the end result beautiful, but you can do it all in under 5 minutes. You don’t need a certain amount of either part beyond needing enough to dissolve the additive—after that it’s more about the formula and the final product you’re looking to achieve. I hope to cross that off of my bucket list at some point as well Then just put the top on the bottle, shake well, and spray away! Thank you so much and more power to your blog! After that I branched out to Emulsifying Wax NF. It may take a few days, so watch it. 1 oz beeswax This would likely work better if I infused an oil with the beetroot, strained out the powder, and then made the lipstick from there, but I would probably get more of a lip tint than a lipstick at that concentration (just a hypothesis, I haven’t tried it yet). This is a great way to add a bit of exfoliation to something. Which one will depend on the texture you are looking the achieve. I am tenacious though, and after much effort, was able to produce something that looked like a ‘cream’. Can you offer any advice? Is there anything I can do at this point? I am based from India. Do keep in mind that the clays wet out darker when combined with oils , I’m a little dense… So if I buy antioxidants like retinyl palmitate and ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate (both oil soluble) how do I use them? not really. Will the salt and the lemon crystals dissolve in melted emulsifying wax without first being dissolved in water? The emulsifying wax is always part of the oil phase as it is oil soluble—it is part of that 25%. It’s a little hard to tell, but this is an eyeliner attempt of mine using oxides for the colour. There are, of course, many other things that can help you create emulsions—manufacturers are releasing new emulsifiers all the time!