By following this link you will find an interesting development made by Laurence Coiffard and Céline Couteau on a particular ingredient, the boric acid. Long used in many preparations, it is one of …
“Volatile” oils in cosmetic formulas
The term “volatile oil” may sound a little odd, but it is probably the one that best designates a particular type of ingredients in formulation. Why odd? Because the notion of oil is rarely associated …
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Back to basics
It is customary to say that the best jams or soups are made in old jars. The adage can also be applied to areas other than jams! I gladly take the title of a recent article from Expression …
Tragacanth
Gum tragacanth, like some others natural gum, has been somewhat forgotten. Back to this interesting ingredient. Gum tragacanth, also called dragon gum, is an exudate obtained from the dried …
Up cycling.
This term refers to an approach which has recently gained much ground in our trades. Lavoisier told us that “nothing is lost, nothing is created; everything is transformed”! This aphorism is …
History of Squalane, vegetable or not!
The so-called vegetable squalane is regularly presented as a major advance. What is the origin of this ingredient? François Laserson tells us the story of squalane. François has an extensive …
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