Dear thanks a lot for this.. I'm wondering if adding a few drops of your fav oil (jojoba) to your pea sized amount of regular gel based cleanser, be effective as well?
Adding oil to gel based cleansers would make them less effective to remove dirt so if you want to make the cleanser more gentle yes but you will find that the gel based cleanser foams much less as a result and you will get a bit of a residue still. Also be careful if you want to use this mix on the eyes as gel based cleansers can be more irritating than pure vegetable oils. There is no right or wrong for this though, try it out and see if your skin likes it! :)
@@OrganicAlchemist Really appreciate your insight. Yes, makes sense. The gel cleanser would become less effective for it's intended purpose if we added oil. But my reason for asking was: if adding jojoba oil or other oil to a regular water based cleanser can make it more effective in cleaning oil based makeup and water resistant sunscreen etc. making the water based cleanser behave more like a dedicated oil cleanser given the cleanser has some oil emulsifying agents in the formulation. i.e for the first cleanse of the double cleanse. Nowhere near a replacement for a quality oil cleanser. But could it be handy if you suddenly run out of it?
@@virathiyam5401 Ah I see now your reasoning! I still think you're better off using any oil on your face first because oil will be more effective at dissolving that stubborn waterproof sunscreen (like dissolves like). Then rinse off, then follow it up with a cleanser to remove any residue. But it doesn't hurt to try, maybe you're onto something new 😉Let me know your findings if you experiment with this, i'm curious to know! 🙂
Yes broccoli seed oil would be a lovely swap! However glyceryl caprylate and coco caprylate cannot be swapped. They sound so similar but behave very differently. Coco caprylate is an ultra light silicone like oil and Glyceryl caprylate is like a paste and has refatting properties. To substitute coco caprylate look for another light oil ester like: - Isoamyl Laurate - Undecanes, Tridecanes - Olicone (Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate, Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables)
Is like you’re reading my mind! I will totally get the ingredients for this recipe because is what I was just looking for ❤ thank you So informative as always
I'm glad this was helpful! :) In the natural realm, there aren't any substitutes I am aware of. Polysorbate 80 and PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil would work similarly and you need less % of them to work but they are not COSMOS approved. In which country are you based? Then I could check what is available to you :)
@@OrganicAlchemist Tks! I'm in Brazil, here I can find the PG-40, but it's expensive (only 01 supplier). I thought about castor oil, but I wanted to check with you first.
I would love to know: Do you double cleanse? What is your favourite way to do it?
You are gorgeous! Love this ❤
Thank you so much!! ❤️
Dear thanks a lot for this..
I'm wondering if adding a few drops of your fav oil (jojoba) to your pea sized amount of regular gel based cleanser, be effective as well?
Adding oil to gel based cleansers would make them less effective to remove dirt so if you want to make the cleanser more gentle yes but you will find that the gel based cleanser foams much less as a result and you will get a bit of a residue still.
Also be careful if you want to use this mix on the eyes as gel based cleansers can be more irritating than pure vegetable oils.
There is no right or wrong for this though, try it out and see if your skin likes it! :)
@@OrganicAlchemist Really appreciate your insight. Yes, makes sense. The gel cleanser would become less effective for it's intended purpose if we added oil.
But my reason for asking was:
if adding jojoba oil or other oil to a regular water based cleanser can make it more effective in cleaning oil based makeup and water resistant sunscreen etc. making the water based cleanser behave more like a dedicated oil cleanser given the cleanser has some oil emulsifying agents in the formulation.
i.e for the first cleanse of the double cleanse.
Nowhere near a replacement for a quality oil cleanser. But could it be handy if you suddenly run out of it?
@@virathiyam5401 Ah I see now your reasoning!
I still think you're better off using any oil on your face first because oil will be more effective at dissolving that stubborn waterproof sunscreen (like dissolves like). Then rinse off, then follow it up with a cleanser to remove any residue.
But it doesn't hurt to try, maybe you're onto something new 😉Let me know your findings if you experiment with this, i'm curious to know! 🙂
@@OrganicAlchemist Yea .. sure 😃.. I'll have do a bit of experimenting and get back with the findings.
Could I swap jojoba oil for the broccoli seed? And what about glyceryl caprylate for coco caprylate?
Yes broccoli seed oil would be a lovely swap!
However glyceryl caprylate and coco caprylate cannot be swapped. They sound so similar but behave very differently.
Coco caprylate is an ultra light silicone like oil and Glyceryl caprylate is like a paste and has refatting properties.
To substitute coco caprylate look for another light oil ester like:
- Isoamyl Laurate
- Undecanes, Tridecanes
- Olicone (Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate, Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables)
Is like you’re reading my mind!
I will totally get the ingredients for this recipe because is what I was just looking for ❤ thank you
So informative as always
Haha I’m glad we’re telepathic 😄
Hope you enjoy it and let me know how it goes ❤️
could you use cromollient?
Yes you technically could!
I haven’t tried it out because it’s not COSMOS approved but you can substitute it and use it at 10% :)
@@OrganicAlchemist Thanks!
Amazing! It was a look for 😊
Is there any substitute for PG40? Tks
I'm glad this was helpful! :)
In the natural realm, there aren't any substitutes I am aware of. Polysorbate 80 and PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil would work similarly and you need less % of them to work but they are not COSMOS approved.
In which country are you based? Then I could check what is available to you :)
Actually there is one: www.alchemy-ingredients.com/ingredients/micromulse-foam
I haven't tried it yet but it looks promising!
@@OrganicAlchemist Tks! I'm in Brazil, here I can find the PG-40, but it's expensive (only 01 supplier). I thought about castor oil, but I wanted to check with you first.