I Compared 6 Emulsifiers, Here’s What Happened

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00:57 The candidates
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[ImSoPersonable]

you are the gift that just keeps on you are a GEM!! We love you and appreciate you! Thank you for all that you do and share!!!

[JasperDasper]

I really like these comparison videos. Saves me lots of time, failures and headaches;^)
Would love a video of how to address soaping in formulations. Maybe also videos on polarity of lipids, and HLB factor of emulsifiers?

[kerryfoss]

I love all the information you give! Not just the “what is it” but why you like or don’t like it, how it feels, how it acts during the making, and what’s your favourite over all and why…so helpful! Thank you!

[pcbeauty]

Great video. These are the vids that empower crafters/artisans. You cant beat hands on..

[PlumCrazyHomesteader]

This was an exceptionally good video! Thank you for including Soft & Silky, of which I would love to see a deep dive. 💕

[JerikaZimmerman]

I love ritamulse! It’s my favoriteeee! I find it thickens/solidifies faster than the others.

[johanna]

How intriguing! Thanks for sharing these. I've enjoyed emulsifying wax NF and btms-50 the most in emulsified body butters - the cationic goodness is definitevly a huge plus as I can use them as pre-shampoo hair mask. On the other hand, I'm positively surpsised how similar they can be in plain lotions and emulsified body butters. One would expect different based on marketing / all the stuff suppliers share.

[soposhiris]

I usually never comment, but Gosh you’re just the GOAT! I love your videos. Keeps me sharp and on point with my formulations. Thank you so much for the passion you share

[moniquedegomez]

This was super helpful, Marie. Thank you for your methodical approach to testing each emulsifier. I have been playing with recipes in your book and blog for a few weeks, now. I'm having lots of fun brewing up potions. I will admit to not wanting to buy a ton of ingredients that seemed similar so I picked BTMS-50 to buy. Now, I just try everything with BTMS-50 because I like how it feels - for skin and haircare. I think I'll keep using it as my emulsifier until it fails in a recipe. Thank you!

[kelwrg]

I love when you do these informative videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. This is so helpful to know that you have so many choices.

[Ajnupal]

Thank you for the emulsifier comparison video! I also really like BTMS-50 in emulsifier body butter! But now I have to try the PEG stearate. also.

[aninditab]

Ooh i cant believe it took me till now to watch this video! I've the cetearyl alcohol (and) cetearth-20 emulsifier as that was the one that was affordable to me + i was just starting out on formulating 😁 i typically do love it and using it at a higher range did make the finished formulation more thick than necessary, so I've learnt to pare down the usage rate. What i definitely love about this emulsifier is that it is slow to thicken, like you said, and that helps a ton. The soaping can be a turn off, it's annoyed me so many times 😂 I'm definitely aiming for the glyceryl stearate (and) peg-100 stearate once this bottle of emulsifier finishes.

[charmwitchcraft]

I love PEG 100 stereate for the silkyness and price point one because btms-50 is so expensive in my country, and also ritamulse SCG is not available here in Indonesia😊 😊😊 love love love your recipe

[sashastarr]

I love the gems you are dropping, the deep dives are my favorite 👏🏾

[salemthorup]

Your hair looks freaking amazing in this video!!!!

[daritzaperez]

I am starting to join the world of crafting my own lotions and hair products due to sensitive and acne prone skin. I tried to look up if these ingredients are comedogenic and hardly anyone on the internet has mentioned anything about it. Could you make a video on your favorite acne friendly ingredients or recipes?

[brosura]

I have tried to make several butters and the problem is hydration and absorption. Special absorption. It stays on the skin. I can really feel the oil when I shower and it makes flakes when I rub harder. There are a lot of videos with water and beeswax. As if that beeswax makes absorption difficult. Something is wrong with this buter, and mass recordings are being taken. I used water and beeswax.

[corinnak.]

I LOVE these kind of comparisons! Super helpful!

[thebeatinstitutemue]

I fell in love with LotionPro thanks to you! I was not surprised you chose that one in the top. That one truly has an amazing skin feel. While I have all of the emulsifiers you have, I choose to swap that if can lol. Thanks for showing us you can swap 1:1 but it will have a different feel. ❤

[sammeemadison]

Im in love with the colours you chose!!!