Homogenizer vs stirrer? Watch this video on our FB page to see the difference: https://www.facebook.com/SkinChakra/videos/1718434214896804/

Back to our weekend special offers after a break. 20% discount on our elderberry oil for this weekend: https://shop.skinchakra.eu/en/Cosmetic-Lab/Plant-oils-butters-and-waxes/Elderberry-oil.html

Have you ever wondered what it needs to participate in a trade fair? Read our latest blog post : https://skinchakra.eu/blog/archives/530-So,-you-want-to-participate-in-a-trade-fair-Guest-post.html

https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/molecule-of-the-week/archive/h/cis-3-hexen-1-ol.html?cid=home_motw

Not quite skincare related but suitable for Halloween

Polishing your memory about the skin structure. Courtesy of GOVA ingredients

this is a fabulous blog post about natural ways of adding colour to your formulations:
https://formulabotanica.com/38-natural-colourants-skincare/

Posting from Formula Botanica confetence

Takeaway from the amazing branding presentation

Therapeutic properties of rosehip oil and CO2 extract are due to low concentrations of trans-retinoic acid

We've added an organic St John's wort extract to our online shop: https://shop.skinchakra.eu/en/Cosmetic-Lab/Plant-extracts/Organic-St-John-s-wort-oil.html

The colour of the extract is not the conventional red you usually see in hypericum extracts because the extract is free from the photosensitizing hypericin, instead of that, it contains hyperforin which has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antioxidant properties but has no photosentitizing risk:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S093964111300235X

20% discount on our NaPCA during this weekend: https://shop.skinchakra.eu/en/Cosmetic-Lab/Cosmetic-ingredients-A-Z/Na-PCA.html

this is an introductory to a very informative documentary about essential oils:
https://www.uncommonscentsmovie.com/

Read our latest blog post here:https://skinchakra.eu/blog/archives/531-The-mystery-and-myth-of-Magnesium-oil.html

Natural treatment of acne from a holistic dermatologist:
http://drjacknin.com/natural-treatment-of-acnearticle-for-delicious-living/

Have you read this interesting post about lavender from the queen of aromatherapy Jeanne Rose?
http://jeanne-blog.com/lavender-lavender-lavender/

linalool is a fragrance allergene and a constituent of many essential oils and synthetic fragrances. It is susceptible to oxidation. EOs rich in linalool should be protected against oxidation

seems quite scary but it's true. Courtesy of Gova ingredients

20% weekend discount on our organic aloe powder: https://shop.skinchakra.eu/en/Cosmetic-Lab/Active-ingredients/Organic-aloe-vera-powder-200-1.html