This is for Kim and Luchia who have asked about how to clean the sintered filter after filtration of plant extracts

Elderberry oil has a high content of linoleic and alpha-linolenic acid as well as tocopherols and carotenoids

There are many chiches in this documentary that bring your blood to boiling but all around it is quite an interesting documentary about cosmetic business:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAz3Jas_KqU

We have some Spectrastat G2-N with an expiry date of 11/2018 which we're not going to sell anymore (our stock has a shelf life of Feb. 2020).

We have some Spectrastat G2-N with an expiry date of 11/2018 which we're not going to sell anymore (our stock has a shelf life of Feb. 2020).
We are happy to give samples away for your experiments. For each order value (excl. shipping costs) higher than 50,00 € we'll ship a 30 ml sample free of charge. Please mention that you're interested in the sample in the comment box before you check out of the shop

https://shop.skinchakra.eu/en/Cosmetic-Lab/Preservatives/Spectrastat-G2-N.html

good for a goddess, self-emulsifying cleansing balm: https://skinchakra.eu/blog/archives/557-How-to-make-a-self-emulsifying-cleansing-balm.html

Read our latest blog post for the tutorial: https://skinchakra.eu/blog/archives/558-Chocolate-kiss-tinted-lip-balm.html

Not exactly cosmetic related but you can imagine the same scenario with many of our cosmetic ingredients:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05oMsK0-jjA

Compact dry disks are now available: https://shop.skinchakra.eu/en/Accessory-and-packaging/Instruments-and-accessory/Micro-kit.html

organic walnut oil is available again: https://shop.skinchakra.eu/en/Cosmetic-Lab/Plant-oils-butters-and-waxes/Walnut-oil-organic-cold-pressed.html

Scary story and another proof for the importance of microbiological and stability testing:


https://www.cosmeticsandtoiletries.com/regulatory/region/northamerica/FDA-Investigates-B-cepacian-Complex-Outbreak-Linked-to-Personal-Care-482218091.html

Have you read our latest blog post? https://skinchakra.eu/blog/archives/559-Welcome-into-the-labyrinth-of-plant-extracts-part-I.html

Not quite skincare related but still very interesting

https://nccih.nih.gov/health/turmeric/ataglance.htm

Organic almond oil is available again: https://shop.skinchakra.eu/en/Cosmetic-Lab/Plant-oils-butters-and-waxes/Organic-sweet-almond-oil.html

This is still in early stages of research and too soon to be commercially available, still this is such a huge progress:

https://www.opb.org/news/article/plant-based-sunscreen-waste-oregon-state/

Moringa oil has a high phytosterol content. Apart from that it has a low iodine value and could be used in hot-process formulations

Good news for all you you who are waiting for Plantasens HE20. It is available again:

https://shop.skinchakra.eu/en/Cosmetic-Lab/Emulsifiers/Plantasens-HE20.html