Traditional cosmetic emulsifiers (a.k.a. hot process emulsifiers) are quite tricky to use for amateur cosmetic formulators like me. I can’t count the number of times that I wasted my raw materials because my lotion has separated after a few days. So when I finally got my hand on Novemer EC-2, making lotions and creams become easy peasy! It is a cold process emulsifier...
One of the struggles of being lactose intolerant is you can’t eat ice cream without suffering from stomach cramp and diarrhea. It’s all because the dairy (animal-derived milk) in ice cream contains lactose and people with lactose intolerance lack the enzyme lactase which makes them unable to digest lactose. However, lactose intolerance doesn’t mean you can’t eat ice cream. In fact, non-dairy vegan...
