Sherry's Creations


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Table of Contents for NEW Natural Care EBook I--85 pages--revised Jan 2006

The Basics of Making Soap & Toiletries 2
Equipment Needed 2
Items to have on Hand 2
Procedures 3
Storage 4
Natural Preservatives and Antioxidants 4
In all my Recipes it is Understood That: 5
Weights and Measurements 5
HERBS 6
Parts of Herb to Use: 6
ESSENTIAL OILS 11
Essential Oils - Names and uses 11
Herbs for Bath 20
Drying Herbs 21
Freezing Herbs: 21
Herbs and Berries for making Natural Dyes 22
Edible Herbs 22
Herb Butters 22
Edible Flowers 22
Infusion Method for Herbal Teas -from leaves, flowers, stems, petals 22
Decoction Method--To make herbal tea from Roots. 22
Infused Herbal Vinegar & Oils 23
Making Vinegar 23
Making Infused Oils for Consumption 23
Making Herbal Essential Oils, Fragrance Oils, Tinctures,& Perfumes 23
Essential Oils & Fragrance Oils, versus Infused Oils 23
Non Alcoholic Infused Oils 24
Making Perfumes 24
Basic Perfume 24
Solid Perfume 24
Basic Herbal Perfume 24
Sweet Woodruff Perfume 25
Cologne for Men 25
Herbal Oil Perfumes 25
Herbal Tinctures 25
Internal Use Tinctures 25
External Use Tinctures 26
Herbal Gifts 26
Loofa 26
Loofa Gift Soap: 26
Fancy Bath Bags: 26
Fancy Facial Scrub: 27
Dream Pillow: 27
Eye Pillow: 27
Fancy Soap: 27
Bath Teas 27
Soap Section 28
Soap for Beginners -Large Batch Method 28
Soap Equipment you will need 28
Soap Procedures 29
Mixing Lye Water to Oils 30
what is a trace? 30
Re-Batching Soap 32
Hand-Milled Soap 32
The Basic Melt down process 32
Large Batch Soap Recipes 33
Basic White Soap: 34
All Vegetable Soap 34
Sherry's Insect Soap 35
Gardener's Soap 35
Pure Castile Soap 35
Milk and Honey Soap -Easy Method 35
Carrot-Cucumber or Citrus Soap 36
Lemon Soap 36
Blender Soap Method 36
THE Blender PROCESS 38
My Secret Tips for Making Perfect Blender Soap 38
Basic Blender Soap 38
Variations 39
MY TIPS: 39
Soap Recipes - Small Batch and Blender Method 42
Basic Soap -1 lb batch 43
Sherry's Calendula Soap 43
Best Herbal or Botanical Soaps 43
Tea Tree Oil and Clary Sage Soap: 43
Kitchen Soap 44
Basic Shampoo Bar Blender Method 44
Laundry Soap--Blender Method 44
Lotion Bar Soap 45
Other Soap Tips 45
Lye Chart 45
Personal Care Section 46
Make Your OWN Natural Petroleum Jelly and Gels 46
Facial Complexion Care 46
Basic Herbal Infusion Waters for face 46
Essential Oils, Infused Oils good for Wrinkles 47
Facial Cleaning 47
Removing Dead Skin 47
Facial Steams 47
Seven Exfoliate Recipes for Face 47
Deep Cleaning Skin 48
Calendula Water 48
Cleansing Cold Cream 48
11Astringents and Toners 48
Recipes for Skin Tighteners and Toners 49
Facials and Masks 50
Bleaching Mask: 50
Papaya or Pineapple Mask: 50
Sherry's Clay Mask: 50
Wheat and Honey Mask: 50
Facial Mask for Normal or Dry Skin: 50
Yogurt Mask: 50
Avocado Mask: Recipe: 50
Peaches & Cream Face Mask: 50
Facials 50
Facials for Various Skin Types 50
Rose Milk 51
Rose Water 51
Moisturizers 51
8 Basic Moisturizers 51
Facial Oils 52
Anti-Wrinkle Oil 52
Cocoa butter Suntan Oil 52
Problem Skin Care 52
Eczema Treatments: 52
9 Recipes: 53
Simple Lotion For Acne or Psoriasis 54
Burdock - Aloe -Tea Tree Oil 54
Lotions & Creams 55
Notes for Creams and Lotions: 55
How to ADJUST the pH of a Lotion or a Cream 55
Variation using E-wax 56
Raw Ingredients for Creams and Lotions 56
Agents for Skin tone 57
Basic Lotions 58
Basic Lotion Bar 58
Mint Non-Oil Lotion-For Oily skin care 58
Sherry's Anti-Aging Lotion 59
Simple Calendula Lotion Oil For Dry Skin 59
Calendula/Aloe/Flaxseed Non-Oil Lotion 59
Calendula/ Lavender Lotion 60
Hand and Body Gel for Oily skin 60
Rose Lotion 61
Facial and Body Creams 61
Notes about Creams 61
Basic Cream 62
Variation using E-wax. 62
Variation Basic Astringent cream 62
Jojoba Cream 62
Coconut Cream for Oily Skin 63
Aloe/Irish Moss Cream 63
Violet Pansy Oil Cream 63
Non Oil Base Cream 63
Elder flower Cream 64
Aloe and Calendula Cream 64
Sherry's Protective Hand Cream 65
Men's Facial Skin Care 65
Healing After-Shave 65
Lavender/Sage After Shave 65
Spicy Aftershave 66
Men's Cream 66
Body Care 66
Massage Oils 66
Herbal Variation 66
To Infuse a base oil: 66
Massage Oils for Skin Types 67
Basic Massage Bar 67
Table Water 67
Liver Spots Whitener 68
Bath Products 68
Bath Balls 68
Milk and Salt Bath 69
Effervescent Bath 69
Bath Salts 69
Sensitive Skin Soak 69
Herbal Bath Gel Easy Method 70
Basic Bath Beads 70
Body Polish 70
Bath Melts 71
Herbal Body Powder 71
Spray Deodorant 72
Basic Natural Deodorant 72
Stick Deodorant 72
Foot Powder 72
Mouth and Lip Care 73
Notes on Mouth care 73
Healing Tooth Powder 73
Toothpaste: 73
Peppermint Mouthwash 74
Basic Lip Balms 74
Nice Lip Gloss 74
Hair Care 74
Soapwort Shampoo 74
Basic Shampoo [easy way] 75
Egg Hair Conditioner 75
12 Recipes for Hair Conditioners 75
Problem Scalp Recipe 76
Hot Oil Treatment for Dry or Damaged Hair 76
Avocado and Egg Repair 76
Hair Setting Lotion/Gel 76
Parsley Hair Gel: 76
Hair Spray: 77
Nail Care 77
Nail Care Oil 77
Horsetail Remedy for Nails 77
Baby and Child Care 77
Home-made baby wipes 77
Diaper Rash or Cadle Cap 77
Natural Baby Powder 78
Baby barrier Cream 78
Appendix: 79
Some Toxins in Commercial Preparations of Cosmetics and Skin Care Products 79
Natural and Common Cosmetic Ingredients 79
Conversion Rates 83
Sources of information of Body care and Cosmetics 83
Herb Seeds Companies 84
Suppliers Listing 84
Bibliography 85
Copyright 85

Natural Care Ebook II Revised Jan 2006 -- Table of Contents--81 pages Revised Jan 06

Introduction 1
Equipment Needed 2
Procedure 3
Storage 4
Natural Preservatives and Antioxidants 4
In all my Recipes it is Understood That: 5
Weights and Measurements: 5
Blender Soap Method 6
THE Blender PROCESS 8
My Secret Tips for Making Perfect Blender Soap 8
Basic Blender Soap 8
Variations 8
MY TIPS: 9
Soap Recipes - Small Batch and Blender Method 11
Sherry's Outdoor Natural Products 13
General Information 13
Make your own Aloe Gel 13
Fisherman Soap-Exfoliate Soap 14
Anise infused oil: Quick method: 14
Anise Infused water: 14
Variations: 15
Variation: Low cost Angler’s Soap 15
Hunters Soap 15
Variations: 16
To infuse Cedar or Pine Needles: 16
Varieties of EO’s 16
Variation for Exfoliate Soap: 16
Variation: Low Cost Hunter’s Soap 17
Camp Castile Soap 17
Variation: 18
Eucalyptus Exfoliate Soap 18
To Infuse Eucalyptus in water 18
To Infuse Eucalyptus in Oil 18
Variations 19
Wound Cleansing Soap 19
De-scenter Laundry Soap 20
Making Laundry concentrate in bottles: 21
Application instructions: 21
Soapless Soap for Anglers, Hunters, Hikers 21
Additives: 22
Pumice Scrubbing Soap 22
Children's Camping Paint Soap 22
Sports Shampoo Bar 23
Dry Shampoo 24
Body Scrub with de-scenter 25
Healing Products 26
When you need a synthetic preservative 26
Natural Petroleum Jelly 26
Sherry’s Calendula Healing Balm 27
Comfrey infused Oil: 27
Calendula Infused oil: 27
St. John’s Wort Salve 28
Sherry's Muscle Rub 29
Sherry's Sun Gel 29
Sherry’s Sunburn Relief Balm 30
To make aloe butter 31
Moisturizing & Massage Bar 31
Sports Lip Balm 32
Calendula Oil 33
Natural De-scenter Deodorant 33
Sportsman Body Powder 34
Peppermint Mouthwash 35
Deodorizing Tooth Powder 36
Boot Powder for Hunters 37
Deodorizing Foot Powder With or Without Descenter 37
Sportsman Foot Soak 38
Warming Foot or Hand Balm 39
Eucalyptus Inhaler for Allergy or Asthma suffers 39
Eucalyptus Chest Rub 40
Instant Stomach Relief 41
Stomach Ease Tea 41
Sherry’s Insect Repellant 41
WARNING: 41
De-scenter for Hunters 43
Citronella and Insect Repellant Candles in 4 oz tins 43
Variation: 44
Variation for more effective insect repellant: 44
Camp Potpourri 44
Calamine Lotion for Poison Ivy 45
Moist Camp Towelettes 45
Cleaning Around the House 46
Floor and Furniture Polish 46
Great Cleaning Solvent 46
Bleaching Agent 46
Get rid of unwanted Pest/Guests 46
Natural Garden/Yard Insecticide 46
APPENDIX 48
Soap and Toiletries Ingredients and Usage 48
When you need a synthetic preservative. 53
Essential and Fragrance Oil "Caution": 53
Adding Fresh Fruits and Vegetables to Soap or Toiletries 54
Parts of Herb to Use 54
Essential Oils - Names and uses 61
Drying Herbs 74
Freezing Herbs: 75
Herbs and Berries for making Natural Dyes 75
Infusion Method for Herbal Teas 75
-from leaves, flowers, stems, petals 75
Decoction Method 76
Conversion Rates 76
Sources of information of Body care and Cosmetics 76
Herb Seeds Companies 77
Suppliers Listing 77
Bibliography 78
Copyright 78

Table of Contents for New Natural Soap Ebook Revised Jan 06--89 pages

Forward: 1
Soap Making Section 2
Soap Oils and their Properties: 2
Commonly Used Oils/butters/waxes used in Soap and their Composition/Properties
4 Importance of Fatty Acids 6
Stability of Oils 6
Lye and Lye Chart 7
How much liquid water or milk do you use? 8
COLORING SOAP 10
Making your own Natural Soap Crayons to Color your Soap 11
Variation: 12
Working with Mica as a Colorants 12
General Guide for Adding Essential Oils and Fragrance Oils to Soap Batch 13
My recommendations of EO's: 14
How To Anchor Scents 14
Superfatting Soap Batch 14
Use of Clays in Soap making 15
Some of my soap recommendations: 16
Preservatives/antioxidants 16
Some effective natural preservatives for use in are: 16
Natural ANTIOXIDANTS for retarding rancidity of oils 17
When you need a synthetic preservative. 17
Adding Fresh Fruits and Vegetables to Soap 18
Tips for Adding Honey: 18
Beeswax in Soap 18
Salt in Soap 18
Using Sorbitol [ NaL} in Soap 19
Soap Molds 19
MAKING NATURAL SOAP 20
Soap for Beginners -Large Batch Method 20
Soap Equipment you will need 20
Soap Procedures 21
Mixing Lye Water to Oils 22
what is a trace? 23
Re-Batching Soap 24
Hand-Milled Soap 24
The Basic Melt down process 25
Large Batch Soap Recipes 27
Basic White Tallow Soap: 28
Basic White Oil Soap 28
Sherry's Insect Soap 28
Gardener's Soap 28
Pure Castile Soap 29
Milk and Honey Soap -Easy Method 29
Carrot-Cucumber or Citrus Soap 29
Lemon Soap 30
Blender Soap Method 30
THE Blender PROCESS 32
My Secret Tips for Making Perfect Blender Soap 32
Basic Blender Soap 32
Variations 33
MY TIPS: 33
Soap Recipes - Small Batch and Blender Method 36
Basic Soap -1 lb batch 38
Sherry's Calendula Soap 38
Note: to make Swirls in soap, At Light Trace-- 38
Tea Tree Oil and Clary Sage Soap: 39
Kitchen Soap 39
Basic Shampoo Bar Blender Method 39
Laundry Soap--Blender Method 39
Lotion Bar Soap 40
Charcoal Soap 40
Shampoo Bar Soap 41
Soap Curls 41
Rose Clay Facial Bar 41
Acne Soap 42
Soap Men Like 42
Anise Soap 42
Coffee soap 43
Baseball Soap 43
Soap Troubleshooting 44
Goat’s Milk Soap 47
Facts about Goats Milk Soap 47
Goat Milk Soap in DETAIL 47
Dana's tips and tricks to Making Goats Milk Soap: 48
Proceedures for making Goats Milk Soap 48
Tips for Adding Honey: 49
Tips for Insulation: 49
Tips for Temperatures: 49
Tips for Adding Colors: 49
Other Helpful Tips: 49
Dana Eskes Basic Goats Milk Recipe 50
Discounting Water in Soaps for CP only. 50
Non Gelled Soap 51
Hot Processed Soap making 51
Crock Pot Instructions 51
Stages of the "cook" 53
Oven Hot Processed Soap 54
CAR SOAP - Hot processed soap 55
Stove Top Hot Processed Soap 56
Melt and Pour Glycerin Soaps 57
Additives 57
Mica Colorants are also easy to use: 58
Other additives 58
Creating Layered Soaps 58
Suspending or Embedding Items 59
Fun with Swirls – M&P 59
Ice cubes color or clean in soap. 60
Fish in a Bag soap 60
How to Make Soap Rocks 60
Citrus Soap Recipe 61
Holiday Soap Recipe 62
APPENDIX 63
Soap and Toiletries Ingredients and Usage 63
Parts of Herb to Use: 68
ESSENTIAL OILS 74
Essential Oils - Names and uses 74
Conversion Rates 87
Sources of information of Body care and Cosmetics 87
Herb Seeds Companies 88
Suppliers Listing 88
Bibliography 89

Table of Contents for New Herbal Remedies Ebook Revised 9-30-03--48 pages

TABLE OF CONTENTS Forward 1
In all my Recipes it is Understood That 2
Weights and Measurements 2
Herbs for Healing 2
Harvesting, Drying, Freezing Herbs 3
Freezing Herbs: 4
Problem Skin Care 4
Sherry's Insect Soap 4
Insect Repellant 4
Tea Tree Oil Soap: Easy Way 5
Juniper Soap for Acne and other Skin Problems 5
Deep Skin Cleaner and Conditioner 5
Calendula Water 5
Moisturizing Sunburn Relief 6
Eczema Treatments 6
Acne and other Facial Treatments 7
9 Recipes: 7
Simple Lotion For Acne or Psoriasis 8
Burdock - Aloe -Tea Tree Oil 8
Aloe and Calendula Cream 8
Healing After-Shave 9
Sherry's Protective Hand Cream 9
Natural Petroleum Jelly 9
Healing Baths 9
Mouth Care 10
Healing Tooth Powder 10
Peppermint Mouthwash 10
Myrrh Mouthwash 11
Golden seal Cold Sore Tincture 11
Sherry's Medicated Lip Balm 11
Scalp Treatments 11
Problem Scalp Rinse 11
Hair Loss Oil 11
Treatment for lice and parasites 12
Hyssop Oil 12
Men’s Health Care 12
Men’s Prostrate Care 12
Women’s Health Care 12
Menstrual Cramps 12
Morning Sickness or to Ease Stomach 2 recipes 12
Douche for Women 13
Baby and Child Care 13
Home-made baby wipes 13
Diaper Rash or Cadle Cap 13
Natural Baby Powder 14
Baby barrier Cream 14
Recipes for Colic 14
Salve for Swollen Glands 14
Other Herbal Remedies 15
Foot Powder 15
Poison Ivy 15
2 Recipes for Skin Rash 15
Healing Salve 15
St. John's Wort Salve 16
To Soften Boils 16
Remedy For Insect Bites 16
4 Recipes for Burn Ointment 16
Wound Treatments 17
Wart Remover 17
Six Antibiotic Treatments 17
Garlic Oil 18
Vitamin E 18
Sweet woodruff 18
Yarrow Tincture 18
Good General Herbal Tincture 18
General Tonics [Ten Recipes 19
2 Remedies For Muscle Pain, Stiff Joints, Arthritis 19
Remedies For Colds, Flu, Respiratory Ailments 20
Steam for Coughs, sore throat, congestion 20
Sore Throat Gargle 20
Swollen Glands 20
Mucus Membrane Tea 20
7 Remedies For Asthma 20
More Congestion Remedies 21
Recipe to induce Sweating 21
Teas for Colds and Flu 21
Chest Rubs for Congestion or Asthma 21
5 Cough Suppressants 22
Red Clover Blossom Tea 22
Horehound Cough Syrup 22
Garlic Cough Syrup 22
Hollyhock Leaves and Flower Syrup 22
Elderberry Tea 22
2 Remedies For Stomach and Digestive Disorders 22
Nausea 22
Stomach Soother 23
4 Kidney and Bladder Remedies 23
Herbal Teas 23
To help pass stones 23
Bladder Infections 23
Intestinal Tonics 24
Herbs for intestinal problems 24
For Fast Relief of Intestinal Problems 24
Rice Tea for Diarrhea 24
To Clean Intestinal Tract 24
Flu Recipes 24
Remedies For Hemorrhoids 25
Remedies For Nervous Tension, Stress and Sleep 25
Calming Herbal Teas 25
2 Remedies for Foot Care 25
Foot Soak for Athlete's Foot 25
Foot Fungus 26
Cleaning Around the House 26
Floor and Furniture Polish 26
Great Cleaning Solvent 26
Bleaching Agent 26
Get rid of unwanted Pest/Guests 26
Natural Garden/Yard Insecticide 26
Appendix: 28
HERBS Parts of Herb to Use 28
ESSENTIAL OILS 33
Essential Oils - Names and uses 33
Some Toxins in Commercial Preparations 42
Common Cosmetic Ingredients Natural 42
Conversion Rates 46
Sources of information of Body care and Cosmetics 47
Herb Seeds Companies 48
Bibliography 48

Table of Contents for NEW ADVANCED Cream-Lotion EBook and Glossary--101 pages.

INTRODUCTION 5
Modern Pharmacology 5
Let’s get specific 5
My Bias: 6
Working with Formulas rather than recipes 7
What you will not find in this book 8
Disclaimer 8
Natural Products and Skin Care 9
The Meaning Of Natural Products 9
Ask these questions: 9
Set a goal to achieve 9
What is this term - Natural ? 10
The term "Natural" means: 10
natural does NOT mean that it is safe to use 10
Knowledge is Power 10
“Naturally derived” means: 11
“Nature identical” means: 11
Understanding Skin 11
Structure & Function of Skin 12
Skin Layers 12
Types of Cells in the skin 13
Skin Glands 13
Skin Diseases, problems, natural solutions. 13
Acne 13
Eczema and Contatct Dermatitis 14
Mature and Aging Skin 14
Summary of Skin 15
Newer Innovations of older Methods of Skin Care and Treatments 16
Whats HOT in the Industry 16
Oats and Wheat 17
Essential Oils found in Plants themselves 18
Creams and Lotions 20
Creams and Lotions are a "Cosmetic" according to the FDA. 20
Creams and Lotions are "Emulsions" 20
When the product is an emulsion of "water in oil" 20
"Oil in water", emulsions 20
Emulsifiers 20
Two Natural Emulsifiers 21
Preservation System 22
Natural" preservative 22
Sherry's Natural Mixed Preservative and Antioxidant 22
Synthetic Preservatives: 23
Antioxidants 23
Stage to use the preservative 24
importance of cleanliness and sterilization 24
Herbal/botanical Infusions 25
Baby Skin Care Products: 25
Creating a Professional Cream or Lotion: 26
Procedure 27
Making Creams 27
Choosing your ingredients: 27
Equipment Needed: 28
HOW to measure weight accurately: 28
Types of Creams 29
Working with Percentages 29
Regarding Sterliziation: 30
Making a Test Batch First 31
Choosing the "right oils" 32
Formulating A Day Cream 32
Basic Proceedures for Any Cream or Lotion [Directions]: 34
Sherry's Step-by Step Exact Directions for making a cream/lotion 34
Labeling the Cream for Retail Sale: 37
Why did I choose these specific ingredients for the Rose Cream? 38
Other Additive - Examples: 40
More Variatons: 41
Day Cream for daily Moisturizer – Face or Body Cream 41
Body Butter 43
Sherry’s Basic Body Butter 43
Variation Night-time Body Butter 44
Using Fruits, Lactose, and Vegetables in Creams 44
Using Animal Ingredients in Creams or Lotions 44
Goats Milk Cream Formula 45
AHA Creams 45
The FDA lists AHA ingredients as: 45
Cleansing Creams 46
Sherry's Orange Cleansing Cream 46
Calendula Healing-Cleaning Lotion Scrub 46
Body Parfaits 46
Men’s Creams 47
Soothing After Shave 47
Balms
Foot Balms, Foot Creams 48
Sunscreen Creams, Lotions, Oils 48
Conversions from Recipe to Formula 48
Baby Barrier Cream 48
My Method to making this cream. 50
Additives for Pain Releif Creams 51
Some Pain Relief Ingredients for Creams and Lotions: 51
See basic Formula for Pain Relief Lotion below
52
Foot Creams, Balms, and Foot Scrubs 52
Making Quality Lotions 53
Sherry’s Rose Lotion 53
Variations to Basic Lotion above 55
Sherry’s Calendula Lotion: 56
To make this a more Healing Lotion 57
Basic Lotion Recipe for Pain Relief 57
Lotion Bars 58
Example of Warning Label: 58

Table of Contents for Natural Cream Soap EBooklet--10 pages.

NOTE: A cream soap Spreadsheet accompanies this Booklet to calculate your own recipes.

Equipment you will need
Sherry's Basic Cream Soap
Part A – oils/waxes used
Part B – lyes used
Part C – batch additives used
Part D – Superfatting
Part E – Additives
Directions:
Other Additives: Be Creative
Variations:
Other Variations:
Very Moisturizing Cream Soap
Men's Cream Shaving Soap
Gardener's Cream Soap
Cream Parfait Soap
Swirling Cream Soap Using the Cream Soap Spreadsheet

Table of Contents for Basic Liquid Soap and Shampoo EBooklet---16 pages

Liquid Soap-The Basics of making Liquid Soap/Shampoo/Gels
Equipment to have on Hand:
Liquid Shampoo Gel:
Oil Base:
Lye Base: using the KoH spreadsheet for calculation
Step 1 -Details of Hot Process Phase:
Step 2 - Details of Dilution Phase:
General measurements for EO, Colorants, Preservatives:
Filling Bottle Containers:
Variations for Shampoo :
Variation of Oils and Butters:
Adding Vitamins and Nutrients:
Hair Conditioning Recipes:
Hair Rinse Recipes:
Liquid Bath/Shower Gels:
Sherry's Bath/Shower Gel
Variations: for skin types
Sherry’s Liquid Hand Soap:
Liquid Soap for Dishes and Clothes:
Making Small Batches of Liquid Soap/Gels/Shampoo
SMALL Liquid Soap using Crockpot
How to weigh your soap batch:
Revisions 2007
Advanced Method for quicker gels
How to Lower pH of liquid soap



TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR EXTENSIVE GLOSSARY REVISED May 07 --- 70 pages

FDA cosmetics into 13 categories: has classified 1
Alphabetical Cosmetic Ingredients and Terms: 1
Butters, Waxes and Concretes 6
Butter usage 6
To remove the graininess 6
Concrete 7
Clays 7
Colorants-Natural and Synthetic 7
Natural Colors 8
FDA Approved Colorants for Cosmetics[Toiletries] 8
Cosmetic Grade 8
Color Additives 10
More Colorant Information-Lakes Dyes Oxides, etc 10
Dyes 11
Pigments 11
Oxides 11
Ultramarines 11
Pearlescents 12
Emulsifiers 13
Exfoliants 15
Newer Ingredients for Soap, Creams, Lotions, etc 15
Base and Carrier Oils 17
Oils with the highest unsaponifiables 17
Oils with Quick Absorption Rate 17
Properties 18
Other 19
Additives for Soap and Cosmetics [Toiletries] 21
Vitamins: 26
Preservatives and Antioxidants 26
Sherry's Natural Mixed Preservative and Antioxidant 27
Other Preservatives 27
Antioxidants 28
Effective Synthetic Preservatives that do not contain “parabens” [ which can irritate skin ] 28
Here are 5 preservative systems that do no contain Diazolidinyl Urea: 30
Sea Products 30
Salts 31
Herbs and their Useage Parts of Herb to Use: 31
Essential Oils & Co2's 35
Essential Oils - Names and uses 35
Care of Essential Oils 42
Heat Effects on Essential Oils: 42
For a FDA list of Essential Oils generally recognized as safe [GRAS] 42
Herbal Infusions: 42
Herbal Decoctions 44
EO's for various skin types: 45
Conversions- Temp.-Weights -Measurements, etc. 45
Temperature Conversions: 45
Convert Oz to Grams and visa versa 45
DRY or WEIGHT Measurements 46
To convert Milligrams to Grams, divide the Milligrams by 1,000 46
Drops of EO in a recipe: 46
FDA Regulations for Soap and Cosmetics [toiletries] 46
How can a product be both a cosmetic and a drug? 46
How is a product's intended use established? 47
Voluntary Cosmetic Registration Program VCRP, 47
Soap is a category that needs special explanation. 47
Speical Rules for Insect Repellants 47
List of Exempt ingredients for Insect repellants 49
FDA Regulations for PRESERVATION 50
Lab testing companies for your products 51
Do it Yourself Test Kits -online listing 51
Proper Labeling—following INCI and FDA guidelines 52
INCI [International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredients] 52
List of INCI Names for Labeling Requirements 52
EO, Extracts, etc. INCA 57
Bar Codes: 62
Product liability insurance 62
EXTENSIVE LIST - Online Internet Sites for Reference-Databases-Information 62
Healthcare Databases 64
Databases: 64
FDA reference sites 65
Trademarks, Copyright and Patents 66
SUPPLIERS of Specialty Ingredients for Soap and Toiletries plus other supplies 67
Basically Packaging sites 70
Miscellenous suppliers 70

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