we've had some questions about application of dermofeel PA3 as a preservative booster and chelating agent to products when a great part of the formulation (50-80% hydrosol) is already preserved

some of you have asked about stearic acid and whether it could be used in "natural cosmetics"

good news for all of you waiting for organic jojoba oil, perilla seed oil, poppy seed oil and hemp seed oil. They would be available from next week

there has been a worrying article about lavender oil and its susceptibility to oxidation. Robert Tisserand, the most knowledgeable essential oils expert alive has popped up an old post he has written a while back to answer these arguments in a very comrehensive method:
http://roberttisserand.com/2011/08/lavender-oil-skin-savior-or-skin-irritant/

20% weekend discount for our freshly arrived organic poppy seed oil: https://shop.skinchakra.eu/en/Cosmetic-Lab/Plant-oils-butters-and-waxes/Poppy-seed-oil-organic-cold-pressed.html

most of you wanted to know which containers we use for our stability testings. We're now happy to announce that we've added these containers to our shop. You don't need (and can not afford) to run all tests in the very final packaging and need some affordable and easy to handle containers before reaching the very last step:
https://shop.skinchakra.eu/en/Accessory-and-packaging/Instruments-and-accessory/Sample-tins-with-snap-on-lid.html

https://www.instagram.com/p/BMQygEsAv3r/?taken-by=skinchakra

Today's Instagram feed is about antioxidant capacity of some herbs and spices. Reference and more about oxidation:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1541-4337.2011.00156.x/full

which gloves do you usually use in the lab? Check the properties of vinyl. latex and nitrile gloves

20% discount on our freshly arrived organic hemp seed oil: https://shop.skinchakra.eu/en/Cosmetic-Lab/Plant-oils-butters-and-waxes/Hemp-seed-oil-virgin-organic.html

wanna refresh your chemistry knowledge? This documentary has not much to do with "dry chemistry" but rather with the history of some of the most amazing discoveries in chemistry, and OMG, the instruments they've been using. I'm in love with Lavoisier's scales:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7_iECwDp9w

airless bottle is no substitute for an effective preservative system

wanna refresh your understanding of pH?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS67vS10O5Y&index=30&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPHzzYuWy6fYEaX9mQQ8oGr

when even "phenoxyethanol" fails:
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/liz-earle-cleanse-and-polish-hot-cloth-cleanser-recall_uk_58206149e4b020461a1ceeef

Todays Instagram feed is about tannins:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BMjVSsvA-en/?taken-by=skinchakra

more infos about specific tannins:
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf970975b

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814612016664

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814615000588

https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=795320928353955;res=IELHSS

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fsn3.264/full

can somebody figure out what these ingredients are doing in a product line claiming to be chemicals and toxin-free?

when Dr. Google becomes your reference: Just stumbled upon this blog about squalene which is, apparently written by a bunch of Drs. They talk about the unsaturated fatty acids in squalene. Can somebody help us find the unsaturated fatty acids in squalene structure (copied on top of the screen shot)

celebrating our very first customer in Australia

20% discount on our newly arrived myrica wax: https://shop.skinchakra.eu/en/Cosmetic-Lab/Cosmetic-ingredients-A-Z/Myrica-fruit-wax.html

another interesting documentary about chemistry. Even if you skipped chemistry hours , you'll love thsi:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCPxsxtw8Xs