Getting started with homemade cosmetics
First steps in making your own cosmetics — from measuring pH through preservation to working with active ingredients and essential oils. The parts build on each other, but you can also read them on their own.
Getting started with homemade cosmetics
Measuring product pH
How do you measure the pH of a product and what is that knowledge good for? Find out in this blog post.
Cosmetic Preservatives
Preservatives are substances that prevent the multiplication of bacteria, yeasts, fungi and moulds by disrupting the cells and spores where they germinate, and thus make their growth impossible, thereby extending the shelf life of your product, on average by 2 to 3 months. Read more about them on our blog.
Vitamins in cosmetics
In the winter period our body demands doses of vitamins more than ever, ones that are not available in their natural form as in other periods. Read about the best-known vitamins used in cosmetics.
Essential oils and their use in natural cosmetics
An article on the effects, storage and use of essential oils.