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Thursday, January 16, 2020

Learning About Oils, Soaps, Gels, etcetera

Learning about oils, soaps, gels, etcetera; hoping to make some headway against malassezia.

Plant oils need an emulsifier, not a solubiliser. Examples:

  • Gelatin
  • Agar-Agar (vegetarian alternative to gelatin; not sure of spelling)8
  • Egg Yolk (but contains lecithin)
  • Mustard (will mustard oil/extract do? don't know)
  • Milk (Will buttermilk work? don't know)
  • Will honey work? Don't know.

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Here's a video for making an aloe vera gel:
   DIY Aloe Vera Gel (video)
   https://youtu.be/OMD09l3fpvA

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This site has definitions of fatty acids, fatty alcohols, and esters:
The Naked Chemist
https://thenakedchemist.com/fatty-acids-alcohols-and-esters/