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Also, here’s some extra info about “chemical” sunscreens from Badger Balm, who has a very in-depth post about the science of sunscreen and light dynamics (seen here and here):
Sunscreens such as avobenzone and oxybenzone have a very limited range of light wavelengths that they work on, meaning you need to use a larger assemblage of similar sun screeners in order to achieve a broad-spectrum sunscreen. Also, SPF only refers to the amount of UV-B rays that are blocked, and UV-A rays are the cancer-causing ones. So Broad Spectrum (or UVA-PF PA ++ grade or higher) is necessary!
Not to be a buzzkill but could we move this to a new thread and reserve the existing topics for what they’re actually titled?
I used Polawax and 8% Castor oil. The best conditioner I’ve used is my personalized one from Function of Beauty. It’s quite expensive so I’m trying to avoid buying more of it and just making stuff at home. This is just a sample list below since each bottle is different. Mine was uncolored and scented with essential oils (rosemary and tea tree I think) so the fragrance and color ingredients don’t apply here.
deionized water, cetyl alcohol, quaternium-87, cetearyl alcohol, behentrimonium chloride, propoxytetramethyl piperdinyl dimethicone, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine hydrolyzed quinoa, hydrolyzed adansonia digitata (baobab) seed protein, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) extract , hydrolyzed corn starch, beta vulgaris (beet) root extract, hydrolyzed chestnut extract, tamarindus indica (tamarind) fruit extract, hydrolyzed quinoa, argania spinosa (argan) kernel oil, aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, acacia senegal gum, cetearamidoethyl diethonium hydrolyzed rice protein, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter unsaponifiables, phospholipids, soybean glycerides, allantoin, glycine soja (soybean) oil, carrageenan, glycerin, amodimethicone, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, panthenyl ethyl ether, dimethiconol meadowfoamate, hydroxypropyl guar, citric acid, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium benzoate, phenethyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, trideceth-6, trideceth-12, cetrimonium chloride, cetrimonium bromide, c11-15 pareth-7, potassium sorbate, fragrance, ext. violet 2 (ci 60730), red 40 (ci 16035), red 33 (ci 17200)
My emulsifier is Polawax, and I had about 8% Castor oil in this batch. It’s still too greasy, but only barely.
The store-bought stuff I used was Aussie but that was too greasy sometimes. Currently the best one I’ve used has been my personalized one from Function of Beauty. I asked for ingredients and they gave me the “may contain” list since each bottle is different. Mine was uncolored and only scented with essential oils (smells like rosemary and tea tree and maybe something else?) so the color and fragrance ingredients don’t count towards my current conditioner. The full list is below:
deionized water, cetyl alcohol, quaternium-87, cetearyl alcohol, behentrimonium chloride, propoxytetramethyl piperdinyl dimethicone, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine hydrolyzed quinoa, hydrolyzed adansonia digitata (baobab) seed protein, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) extract , hydrolyzed corn starch, beta vulgaris (beet) root extract, hydrolyzed chestnut extract, tamarindus indica (tamarind) fruit extract, hydrolyzed quinoa, argania spinosa (argan) kernel oil, aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, acacia senegal gum, cetearamidoethyl diethonium hydrolyzed rice protein, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter unsaponifiables, phospholipids, soybean glycerides, allantoin, glycine soja (soybean) oil, carrageenan, glycerin, amodimethicone, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, panthenyl ethyl ether, dimethiconol meadowfoamate, hydroxypropyl guar, citric acid, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium benzoate, phenethyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, trideceth-6, trideceth-12, cetrimonium chloride, cetrimonium bromide, c11-15 pareth-7, potassium sorbate, fragrance, ext. violet 2 (ci 60730), red 40 (ci 16035), red 33 (ci 17200)
Now that I look over the list again, I see quaternium-87, and you mentioned polyquaternium 7. I’ve never heard of either of them, how similar are the two ingredients?
I actually have a different conditioner question, still troubleshooting though. I’ve been doing conditioner-only washing for a few weeks now, but with a store-bought conditioner (I’m still figuring out what my hair needs), and my hair leaves the shower nice and clean and detangled and just the right amount of moisturized. When I try to do this with homemade conditioner, I find my hair leaves the shower clean, but very greasy. I’ve tried different conditioner formulations with grapeseed oil, jojoba oil, coconut oil, etc. I’m going to try castor oil tomorrow. Any advice? Also, any advice on how to make homemade conditioner more de-tangling without adding dimethicone to it?
I’m not sure if it’s just me or if it’s te type of jasmine (is there more than one?) but I have a soap that I love everything about (made with cocoa butter, coconut oil, shea butter, and grapeseed oil) that I got for Christmas and it’s made with rosewater and jasmine EO but to me it sometimes smells like a cheap, over-perfumed bathroom spray. Anyone have any thoughts about this?
Ugh it’s AMAZING I just made a lotion with it and I can’t stop sniffing myself…
Another blend I love is very similar but just different enough to be noticable and I call it my relpacement Violet scent:
– French lavender (not bulgarian) + geranium + benzoin
Much more floral rather than citrussy but the sweetness comes from benzoin
And rose wax is amazing because it’s super fragrant in tiny amounts — I don’t even use a full gram of it for lotions and I can still smell it. And cheap!
I have really oily scalp (a big switch from college when my hair was really dry and frizzy and I did CO washing) and I’ve found that the only shampoos and conditioners I can use without exacerbating any oily issues (and I’ve tried soap/rinse routine and pushing my washes — I’m now at 3 days without needing a scrub) are either Aussie or Function of Beauty. Aussie for me was a great stepping point — they’re actually relatively simple and have a short ingredient list, and use cool things like kelp extract and jojoba oil. Pretty non-harsh stuff that’s made my hair happy. When Aussie just wasn’t exactly right for me in the long run I switched to Function of Beauty to test it out — expensive, but happy hair is worth it, right?
And I still keep a bottle of Aussie conditioner in my shower for when I need to wash out lots of gel/hairspray/backcombing from a day I got dressed up and gave myself a big beehive hairdo. It’s pretty magical stuff. Oily scalp but curly hair should definitely try out Aussie.
Sadly work has swamped me recently so I’ve temporarily postponed this experiment until I can get my hands on some stearic acid.
I’m always conflicted! I love fancy, colorful, multi-oil soap, but then I go nutso over a classy castile soap — especially the ones with a stamp on the top *swoon*.
Another “What NOT to do” is don’t leave your boiled water sitting out uncovered for a lotion recipe for a long time — because you’ll definitely evaporate off enough that your allantoin starts to precipitate out and make your lotion gritty!
Zil, I’m so glad! I love using it to help some bad forehead spots heal up almost overnight! The charcoal is amazing because it attracts all the bad stuff right to it (which is why hospitals use it for poisoning cases, so don’t eat it!) and the zinc oxide helps protect the skin as it heals. I LoOoOoOoOvE it.
Ok so this was a bit preemptive of a post because she just got back to me and says she has to use coconut oil free soap also
Also, silica microspheres are awesome, and I use them to set my eyeliner, mascara, concealer, and lipstick edges!
