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Crafter's Choice™ Arrowroot Powder
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Arrowroot Powder is a wonderful replacement for talc or kaolin clay in many cosmetic and skincare formulations. It imparts a silky texture to formulations, similar to cyclomethicone. Arrowroot Powder is all natural, and is great for talc-free baby powders, natural deodorants, foot powders and bath fizzies!
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Crafter's Choice™ Bentonite Clay
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Bentonite Clay is one of the best cosmetic clays because it is great for oily skin. Excellent oil absorbing properties. Bentonite Clay is a very soft clay. Great for clay face masks, body masks and facial soaps!
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Crafter's Choice™ Dead Sea Salt - Coarse Grain
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The waters from the Dead Sea are unique in that they contain 27% of various salts as compared to 3% in normal sea water. The balance of the minerals are magnesium, potassium, calcium chloride and bromides. The coarse grain is great for bath salts, foot soaks and body scrubs.
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Crafter's Choice™ Argan Oil
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Argan Oil is rich in vitamin E and essential fatty acids. It is often used to add moisturizing properties to lotions and creams. Argan oil is commonly used in hair care products for split ends. Our argan oil is pure and not a blend.
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Crafter's Choice™ Calendula Extract - Water Soluble
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Calendula Extract is a water soluble product that is used to increase moisturizing properties in cosmetics. It is commonly used on diaper rash and dry skin, making it a great addition for your baby products and skin care cosmetics! Use this in diaper cream, facial cream, bubble bath and more!
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Crafter's Choice™ Beeswax - Ultra Refined & Bleached
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Our beeswax is considered to be the best in the market and the same used by many large cosmetic companies. The ultra refined beeswax produces a superior white color with very low odor, perfect for consistent results. Use in lotion bars, lip balms, wax melts, solid deodorant and cuticle cream.
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Crafter's Choice™ Goat Milk Powder
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Goat's milk is a natural emollient that is used in cosmetics to nourish and moisturize skin. Our Goat's Milk Powder works great in cold process soap, bath fizzies, face care, lotion and more!
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Crafter's Choice™ Honeyquat
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Thought to be a natural anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory. It is thought to be an excellent cleansing agent while improving skin texture and surface smoothness. It also provides excellent hair shine.
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Preservative - Water Soluble
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Formerly known as Germaben II. Ashland Chemical is the manufacturer and owner of the trademark Germaben II. We have received legal notice that small suppliers may no longer use the brand name of the product.Therefore on 11/20/2017 we have changed the product name as they have requested.
Effective against Gram-positive & Gram-negative bacteria as well as yeast and mold. Recommended to preserve water containing formulations such as liquid soaps as well as those containing proteins and extracts. Can also use in lotion, shave cream and hair conditioner.
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Crafter's Choice™ Safflower Oil
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Safflower Oil is thought to be high in oleic acid which is considered to help skin feel moisturized and nourished! We love using Safflower Oil in Cold Process Soap, Sugar Scrubs and Lotion recipes!
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Crafter's Choice™ Aloe Vera Oil - Clear
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This Aloe Vera Oil is made from the maceration and processing of the Aloe Vera plant in mineral oil and coconut oil. This blend is thought to soothe the skin while providing glide and protecting it from outside elements. Use this clear Aloe Vera Oil in after-sun lotions to add extra moisturizing properties. This blend is also a great addition to many bath and body products, such as soaps, bath fizzies and even hair products.
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Crafter's Choice™ Aloe Butter Blend
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Our Aloe Butter Blend is a blend of coconut oil and Aloe Vera extract which leaves the skin feeling soothed and moisturized. This blend is a great addition to your after sun lotions, creams and lip products!
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Melt Point: 91ºF
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Crafter's Choice™ Bubble Wash Thickener
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Bubble Wash Thickener is carefully designed to thicken liquid bubble bases including bubble bath, shower gel, and shampoo! It is extremely helpful in bases that have thinned due to the addition of fragrance oil. It is safe to use in adult and baby cosmetic products.
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Crafter's Choice™ Coconut Milk Powder
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Coconut Milk Powder has a sweet coconut aroma and is used in cosmetics for it softening and moisturizing properties. This all natural dehydrated coconut milk is most often used in soap, hair conditioner, milk bath, bath fizzies and face masks.
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Crafter's Choice™ Beeswax - Ivory
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This Beeswax is Ivory in color and is a larger pastille size than our White and Yellow Beeswax. It is naturally refined and remains ivory colored in products. This cost effective beeswax is great for lotion bars, wax tarts and lip balms!
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Crafter's Choice™ Rose Water Essential Hydrosol
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Rose Hydrosol is thought to be a superior additive in soap making and for face and skin care. Add this Rose Essential Hydrosol into handmade lotion, soap, hair care products, linen spray, facial products and more. Implement into the water phase of formulas.
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Crafter's Choice™ Babassu Oil
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Babassu Oil makes the skin feel smooth and conditioned. This oil penetrates quickly without a greasy after touch. A common additive in products formulated for dry scalp and itching skin. All Natural. Cold Pressed. Use in homemade belly balm, lotion bars, conditioner and more.
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Crafter's Choice™ Sodium Lauryl Sulfate Powder
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Highly Active, high quality SLS Powdered sodium lauryl sulfate. Useful in powdered or tablet or blended liquid hard surface, and carpet cleaners, powdered bubble baths, and cleansing preparations, scouring and foaming agents SLS is also commonly used in many in textile and industrial cleaners, powdered hand cleaners. Great to use in bath products, shampoos, foaming powders and more.
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Crafter's Choice™ Almond Butter Blend
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Almond Butter Blend is a proprietary blend derived from sweet almonds that contain high amounts of essential fatty acids, such as natural waxes. Almond Butter Blend is a great product to add to body butters and soap, as it is thought to help coat and protect the skin.
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Melt Point: 120.5ºF
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Crafter's Choice™ Isopropyl Myristate
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Considered to be an emollient. Counteracts the "oily" feel in some lotions. Provides a soft and silky feel. Absorbs quickly. Use Isopropyl Myristate (IPM) in handmade lotions and creams!
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Crafter's Choice™ Black Sea Salt - Fine
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All natural Black Sea Salt is solar-evaporated Pacific sea salt combined with activated charcoal made from coconut shells. Fine grain size is ideal for body scrubs and pedicure soaks.
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Crafter's Choice™ Caprylyl Capryl Glucoside
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Caprylyl Capryl Glucoside Caprylyl Capryl Glucoside is a highly versatile all natural vegetable sourced and derived surfactant for use in a variety of personal care products. Whether you are making sulfate-free shampoos, body washes, facial cleansers, liquid hand soaps, or natural cleaning products, you'll love this stable high foaming surfactant. Many formulators consider the Caprylyl Capryl Glucoside a great choice for delicate skin formulations since it is so gentle- and yet very effective.
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Crafter's Choice™ Honey Powder
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Honey Powder is a powder produced from pure, natural, liquid honey. It is a natural sweetener with a light yellow color. Honey Powder is a great addition to your creams, lip balms, soaps, face masks and more!
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Crafter's Choice™ Rose Kaolin Clay
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Rose Kaolin Clay is a colored cosmetic clay that is very popular in skincare products. This Rose Clay can be used to thicken products and absorb extra oil. Use this beautifully colored clay in face masks, bar soap, bath fizzies and more!
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Crafter's Choice™ Hemp Seed Oil - Virgin (Dark Green)
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Hemp Seed oil has excellent glide without being greasy and feels great on the skin. Penetrates quickly - one of the "driest" natural oils available. Hemp Seed Oil is a trending product in the cosmetic market! Use in face creams, body lotions and soaps! Slight natural scent. Previous known as Hemp Seed Oil - Natural
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Crafter's Choice™ Polyquaternium 10
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Polyquaternium 10 is an excellent conditioner and thickener. Use it in your hair care products to improve the appearance and feel of hair and increase curl retention! Also great for skin care products.
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Crafter's Choice™ European Spa Salt - Medium Grain
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European Spa Salt is thought to be of the purest salts in the world because it is solar evaporated and harvested from the pristine waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Produced using solar evaporation. Use medium grain in exfoliating soaps, salt scrubs, bath salts and foot soaks!
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Crafter's Choice™ Cream of Tartar
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Cream of Tartar is a higher-grade of Potassium Bitartrate designed for cosmetic use. Cream of tartar can be used to harden your bubble cakes, bubble scoops and bath fizzies!
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Crafter's Choice™ Avocado Butter Blend
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Our Avocado Butter Blend is a very beneficial, trending product in the soapmaking market! This blend is crafted from avocado oil and when added to skincare products, leaves the skin feeling smooth and lush. Use Avocado Butter in Soap, Lotion and Cream and customers will love it!
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Melt Point: 113ºF
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Crafter's Choice™ Cucumber Extract - Water Soluble
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Cucumber extract is water-soluble and a great way to add moisturizing and skin-loving properties to handmade skincare products. Cucumber Extract is popular in face masks, face lotions and spa-products. Mild cucumber scent.
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Crafter's Choice™ Aloe Vera Powder - 100X
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Aloe has long been considered to be a premier product for use in skin care products. Our Aloe Vera Powder contains pure aloe vera solids along with an anti-caking agent to prevent clumping and hardening. Use this in your to soothe in your after-sun lotions and baby products or exfoliate in natural face masks, scrubs and soaps!
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Crafter's Choice™ Cupuacu Butter
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Natural Cupuacu Butter has a high capacity for water absorption therefore making it an excellent emollient for cosmetic formulations. This butter sweet nutty aroma considered pleasant to many consumers. Thought to leave the skin feeling moisturized. Pronounced: Coo-paa-sue.
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Melt Point: 94ºF
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Crafter's Choice™ Vanilla Color Stabilizer - Lotions - Washes
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Vanilla Color Stabilizer (VCS) for Lotions and Washes prevents the vanilla in fragrance oils from turning lotions and liquid wash formulations brown. It will not prevent color changes due to ingredients other than vanilla. Must use in a well ventilated area.
For Lotions, Creams, Body Wash and Body Spray. Flashpoint: 200°, Vanilla Content: 0.00%, Phthalate Free
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Crafter's Choice™ PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
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Our PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil is a multifunctional ingredient that serves as a surfactant, solubilizer, emulsifier, emollient, cleansing agent, and fragrance enhancer when incorporated into formulations for cosmetics or personal care products.
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Crafter's Choice™ Emulsifying Wax - Conditioning
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Our Conditioning Emulsifying Wax adds a silky feel to lotion and hair care products. Lotions that use this wax tend to have a very light, whipped appearance. This product can also be used in leave in hair conditioners for all hair types because it is known to tame and detangle. Light odor that fades in product.
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Crafter's Choice™ Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate
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Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate is a high-performing, sulfate-free surfactant that is easy to use, very mild, and highly water-soluble. Can be used in shampoos, bubble baths, soaps, creams, and lotions.
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Crafter's Choice™ Botanical Extract Blend 2 - Oil Soluble
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This Botanical Blend is oil soluble and contains natural ingredients from Calendula Flowers, Aloe, Irish moss and more. This blend will enrich your handmade cosmetics. Great additive for body oils, lotions, facial cleansers and other skin care products!
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Crafter's Choice™ Sea Clay - aka French Green Clay
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Sea Clay, also known as French Green Clay, is a cosmetic grade clay that can be useful on oily skin. It is grayish green in color and is the clay used to make Sea Mud Masks! Use this amazing clay in facial bars, face masks and soap.
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Crafter's Choice™ Shea 50
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Shea 50 is a water dispersible emollient that adds the luxurious properties of shea to many of your cosmetic formulations. This is a light yellow liquid with a very mild odor that is enhance foam and moisturize. Use Shea 50 in bath fizzies, soap, shampoo, conditioner, lotion and more!
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Crafter's Choice™ Rosemary Oleoresin Extract (ROE)
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Rosemary Oleoresin Extract is a natural anti-oxidant. It is 100% pure and has a dark green color and particular aroma. It helps extend the shelf life of oils by preventing them from turning brown and going rancid. This is not a preservative and will not prevent mold, yeast and/or fungal growth. ROE also helps combat DOS.
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Crafter's Choice™ Silk Amino Acids Liquid
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Protein source used as an additive in skin and hair care products. Thought to provide a protective barrier and silky feel to formulations. It can be used in lotions, soaps, hair care and skincare products. It is a water based additive.
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Crafter's Choice™ Gluconolactone (and) Sodium Benzoate Blend
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Crafter's ChoiceTMGluconolactone (and) Sodium Benzoate Blend, offers formulators of personal care products broad spectrum protection in a variety of cosmetic and personal care formulations. The blend of Gluconodeltalactone and Sodium Benzoate is an effective alternative to the typical preservative sThe ingredients are accepted by ECOCERT as a preservative many products, even certified organic cosmetics. The main ingredient, Gluconolactone, is a naturally occurring, gluten-free fermented food starch often used in the cosmetic industry as a moisturizer and chelating agent. Sodium benzoate is a preservative with the added benefit of inhibiting fungus growth under acidic conditions (pH should be 6 or below).
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Crafter's Choice™ Rose Hip Seed Oil
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Rose Hip Oil is very high in Vitamin C, which is considered to be beneficial to the skin. Thought to add moisturizing and other beneficial properties to skin. Rosehip Oil can be used in soap, hand cream and face cream formulations!
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Crafter's Choice™ Smooth & Creamy Lotion Bar Additive
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Crafter's Choice Smooth & Creamy Lotion Bar Additive is a beeswax derivative that has gained tremendous popularity in lotion bar and lip balm formulas. It prevents the grainy texture shea butter typically exhibits when cooled. When added at 5%, shea butter lotion bars are smooth and creamy. Can also be used in solid perfume, soap and soap frosting.
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Preservative - Phenonip
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Phenonip is a preservative that is intended to prevent bacteria, mold and fungal growth in your handmade products. Insoluble in Water. Most commonly used in salt and sugar scrubs as well as lotion bars.
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AMTicide Coconut
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AMTicide Coconut is a preservative created by fermenting Coconut fruit. Produces a preservative with conditioning properties. Effective at preventing the growth of yeast and mold. Must use with broad spectrum antimicrobials to provide extra protection. Compliments are Leucidal Liquid or Leucidal Liquid SF.
Interesting Facts:
Paraben Free. Formaldehyde Free.
Manufacturing Temperatures: No Higher than 158ºF
Formula pH: Best Between pH 3 and pH 8
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Crafter's Choice™ Aloe Vera Extract - Water Soluble
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Aloe Vera Extract can be added to water based products to add the skin-loving benefits of aloe Vera. Use this extract in lotions, creams, scrubs, face masks and more. Great for after-sun products! Little to no odor.
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Crafter's Choice™ Pink Sea Salt - Fine
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Fine Pink Sea Salt is mined from the Himalayan Mountains. It is very popular in cosmetics due to its natural pink color. The extra small grain size is ideal for bath salts, and can also be used as an ingredient in soaps, lotions, and exfoliating salt scrubs.
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Crafter's Choice™ Yogurt Powder
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When used in body care products, Yogurt Powder is a nice way to produce a smooth, creamy lather. Yogurt is similar to milk powders and is often found in milk baths, bath fizzies, facial masks, body scrubs, soaps and other luxurious skin care products.
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Crafter's Choice™ Xanthan Gum
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Xanthan Gum is specifically designed for the cosmetic (not food) industry to be used as a thickening agent. Cosmetic xanthan gum can be used in liquid soaps, hair shampoo, shower jellies, soaps and lotions. It is the same product that major retailers use to naturally thicken products!
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Crafter's Choice™ Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulfate (SLES)
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Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulfate (SLES) Liquid Surfactant is an excellent all around surfactant that is used to develop top-performing cleaning and washing formulas. SLES, also known as sodium laureth sulfate or sodium lauryl ether sulfat, provides improved mildness over sodium lauryl sulfate without sacrificing performance attributes, such as cleaning, foaming and viscosity response.
The lower irritation, milder properties of SLES liquid allow it to be used for cleansing products in which you want good cleansing without the harshness level of SLS. SLES can easily be formulated into bath and body products like shampoos or hand soaps.
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Crafter's Choice™ Olive Oil - Extra Virgin
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All Natural Extra Virgin Olive Oil is thought to be good for skin care and soap. This oil has not undergone any processing other than washing, decanting, and filtering. Use this Olive Oil to create Castille Soap and more!
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Crafter's Choice™ Lavender Water Essential Hydrosol
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The scent of lavender is used to freshen and calm. Use Lavender Water Essential Hydrosol as a calming and balancing spray or add to homemade cosmetics! This lovely hydrosol can be infused in lotions, soap, facial products, linen sprays and more.
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Crafter's Choice™ Pink Sea Salt - Medium
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Pink Sea Salt is mined from ancient sea deposits in the Himalayan Mountains and varies in color from white to dark pink granular crystals. The medium grain size is ideal for bath soaks, pedicure soaks, and manicure soaks. The pink crystals can also be used in bath teas, scrubs and in aromatherapy.
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Crafter's Choice™ BIO-TERGE® AS 90 Surfactant
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BIO-TERGE® AS 90 foaming surfactant Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, also known by the trade name BIO-TERGE® AS 90, is a top- performing surfactant used in a variety of products. It has excellent wetting, foaming, properties in alkaline, acid, or neutral product and in the presence of metallic salts commonly found in hard waters. It is sulfate free and biodegradable. BIO-TERGE® AS-90 can be used in many personal care products, such as facial cleansers, body washes, bar soaps, even laundry and dish detergents.
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Crafter's Choice™ Hemp Seed Butter Blend
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Get on board with the Hemp trend and use Hemp Seed Butter Blend, with real Hemp Seed Oil, thought to have the highest amount of polyunsaturated fatty acid contents of all natural oils. Considered a one of the "driest" natural oils as it absorbs quickly into the skin. Provides excellent lubricity without being greasy. All Natural.
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Crafter's Choice™ Allantoin Powder
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Allantoin is a popular additive used in skincare and lip care products because it is thought to help relieve irritated, dry skin. Use allantoin in lotions, balms, creams and more for its perceived benefits and added label appeal.
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Crafter's Choice™ Luffa Powder - Natural
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All natural soft, fine Luffa Powder makes for a great exfoliant. Our luffa is ground to a soft powder so the size and shape of product is unlikely to damage sensitive skin. Add to bars of soap for a sand-like look and a natural exfoliant! Also works great in scrubs.
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