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INCI Names vs. Trade Names: Why Makers Keep Buying the Same Ingredient Twice
How supplier product names hide ingredient overlap, confuse inventory, and cost formulators money Cosmetic makers often buy the same raw material twice because suppliers sell identical INCI ingredients under different trade names. Here’s how to spot duplicates, compare suppliers correctly, and organize your inventory smarter. You do not always need more ingredients. Sometimes you just need to realize you already own them. One of the biggest mistakes beginning formulators make
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Tap Water vs Distilled Water vs Deionized Water in Cosmetic Formulation
If your formula “randomly” changes from batch to batch—viscosity swings, haze, weaker foam, unstable gels—water is a top suspect. Not because water is “bad,” but because different waters carry different types of impurities, and those impurities can push cosmetic systems around. A clean way to think about water quality (and one you can defend) is to sort impurities into four buckets: Physical stuff (suspended particles, sediment) Inorganic ions (minerals and salts like calcium
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Melt & Pour Isn’t “Easy” — It’s Pre-Engineered
Melt & pour (MP) looks foolproof because you don’t handle lye and you don’t cure for weeks. But MP is also the fastest way to make soap that turns sweaty, soft, rubbery, cloudy, weak-lathering, or leaking oil? — because people treat it like a blank canvas. MP is finished, fully saponified soap that’s been engineered to melt and reset cleanly. Your job is to stop cooking it and stay inside the base’s additive budget . Myth Bust : “You can add whatever you want to MP.” No. M
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