Additives

We might all agree that “oats” sounds like a pure, healthy, and natural ingredient for our skin. But then you have the word “hydrolyzed”. Sounds chemical. Sounds not-so-natural. But in fact, the word “hydrolyzed” refers...

So, it has been forever since I have blogged, and I am wracking my brain on where to start.  There are so many things, yet I am still drawing blanks.  I think I will start...

WOW!  That sounds like what I like to call methyl-ethyl bad shit!  But is it? Hydroxyethyl Cellulose or HEC is a thickening agent that is used in cosmetics.  There are a lot of thickeners, as...

C12-15 alkyl benzoate is a naturally occuring ester of benzoic acid.  Sounds scary, right?  C12-15 alkyl benzoate is created from a reaction of Benzoic Acid and and C12-15 Alcohols.  Benzoic acid is a white crystalline...