4 Ways to Innovate Liquid Soaps
Liquid Soap has grown in popularity over time around the world. However, with the personal care market getting more saturated, there are ways how manufacturers and brands can innovate to make the products more exciting with the emerging consumer driven trends.
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Autumn Spice & Sweet Orange Natural Liquid Soap
As the nights close in and the wind gets chilly, cosy up with this autumn spiced sweet orange soap. Made with our Liquid 105 soap base, this recipe is easy to make and can be made organic. Tip: If you soap base goes hazy, make sure to keep mixing and then leave overnight, as most haziness will clear up.
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Packaging Innovations - 3 Key Takeaways for Personal Care Market
We’ve just visited one of the biggest events in packaging, Packaging Innovations in London this month. We’ve got some fascinations to share with you whether you are a small business, manufacturer or a big brand. So read on…
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How to make Marbled Spiced Fig Loaf Soap
Autumn is well and truly here- so to ward off the chilly weather with this soothing and aromatic Spiced Fig soap. Made with our Crystal Oatmeal and Shea soap base, this bar is soothing and luxurious to keep dry winter skin at bay.
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STEPHENSON LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE ULTRA MILD SOAP-FREE SYNDET BASE, SYNDOPAL
After more than five years in development, UK-based global speciality personal care and ingredients manufacturer Stephenson has launched a ground-breaking new soap base. Manufactured as a hot emulsion using Stephenson’s patented Durosoft technology and further processed with a standard industry vacuum spray drier and extruders.
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How to Make Whipped Coconut Body Butter
Make the most of the last few weeks of summer with the tropical scents of this nourishing coconut body butter. Our body butter base uses shea and cocoa butter to soothe and hydrate the skin, leaving the indulgent and fresh scent of coconut lingering afterwards.
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How Lucy Bee is growing her business with a new coconut soap bar
Lucy Bee approached Stephenson at the end of 2016 with a challenge to develop a natural soap bar using 100% coconut oil – expanding her current range of natural product for customers.
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Ingredient Spotlight: Coconut Oil in the Personal Care Sector
As an ingredient in the personal care industry, coconut oil is used for its nourishing properties. However, the chemical composition of coconut oil means it also works very well throughout the saponification process.
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What makes shower and bath products foam?
We get asked a lot about foaming properties in personal care products. From a consumers perspective, foaming is associated with better cleansing properties, although from a technical angle they are not linked. However, brands are looking to match customer demand and foaming abilities are an important aspect when innovating new personal care products. So what makes personal care products foam?
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How to Make Gardener's Soap
With all this glorious weather, it's the perfect time to get stuck in with some gardening! Learn how to make this exfoliating soap bar to scrub off mud and dirt, made with Crystal Cucumber Carrot and Aloe soap base, with added pumice, scented with Lemon and Rosemary essential oil.
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