I forgot to mention PH meter. I don't think you need this right away as a beginner. PH strips will get you by if you are just starting out, but I highly recommend this ph meter here; HM Digital PH 200 Ph Meter - amzn.to/2O7ySzM
Hi Tara please recommend me preservatives for body butter, sugar/salt scrubs and lotions?? I have asked a lot of people about this but never got an answer. I have also messaged you on instagram but didn't got any reply. Please tell me about a preservative for this as I am about to start selling them but I can't sell them without a preservative.
PUFFZ 93 Hey can you please provide the link for the sides filters for the respirator mask please. There's different ones. Which should I use when working with sci , mica powder ?
Starting a business can be so overwhelming, your beginners series just makes things a little easier. Also, I spend a lot of time in the lab and the reason 70% alcohol is preferred is because it does not evaporate as quickly as the 90%, this allows it to kill more microorganisms and disinfect your work station effectively, whereas 90% alcohol evaporates too quickly and may not get all the microorganisms
I agree with your notion on 70% alcohol for sanitizing, but boiling equipment such as beakers should be done prior to treating with alcohol. I cant believe she says bleach in this.lol.. no lab experience if she is saying bleach for sanitizing
Tara thanks so much. Can you do a video on how you manage your finances? As in how you pay yourself, buy things for the business and things like that without going into bankruptcy?
You have no idea how much of a time and life saver you have been. I have been looking at all kinds of masterclass on how to make my own moisturizer and just when I felt I was going to give up I found your channel. I'm a beginner to formulating so any knowledge you drop I'm taking notes left and right. Thank you so much for all the info your giving. You make it so easy. I graduate esthetics school next month and the problem I was having was I know what the ingredients do but I didnt know how to mix them together. Thank you again. You sparked that fire for me again. I'm ready to make my moisturizer again thanks to you!
As someone who loves creating new formulas and a huge desire for learning more I appreciate you so much!!! Thank you for sharing and creating such great content! Xxxoo
I just can’t get enough of your videos you have taught me so much and I love that you come with all these different topics. I came from a different type of skin care more of medicinal apothecary and you have molded my brain of even more of what is possible! I love your content!
TaraLee you are so on the money! You sound like few of my instructors teaching in seminars I attended for formulation👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽Thank you for what you do❤️ you girl!
Hey Tara! I am so grateful I found your channel. You give me confidence since I started selling homemade cosmetics. And I've learned a lot from your channel. Thank you for your time and dedication to educate us.
Hey Tara, I am ne to your channel and really enjoying it! I am watching at work and couldn't comment at all but I couldnt help but notice on this video how you already had all of the tools necessary to keep your safe from covid 19 which this video was release about a month before it became relevant in Florida. I thought that was pretty cool. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge. This is one of the most informative channels I have come across. Thanks again.
That's such a good idea Tara. Right now, I'm using plastic containers. It was all I could think of at the time. They are heavy and annoying to move. That's for the idea of a bookcase. 😍
I use bleach sometimes, but I always sanitize my glass bottles for product with sanitizing solution. Working in a Veterinarian's office for years, I also use a quatinary spray to sanatize surfaces. It kills all the nasties, even Corona virus. I use 10 percent bleach solution for my Mason jars, beakers, etc. I also boil these as well. I think your absolutely right about organizing everything. My OCD won't allow me to be disorganized, lol! It does inspire me as well This is a great video for beginners, you did an awesome job! Jill Gross
Hi from Australia 👋 just wanted to thank you for the great information you are posting. As a qualified Sterilization Technician of over 20 yrs it can be upsetting to hear makers use the word sterilization instead of sanitize. There is no way for home makers to sterilize anything as the equipment necessary is large and massively expensive. Even benchtop sterilizers like used in dentist offices unless calibrated and regularly tested cannot do the job properly and to standards. So thanks again. Keep up the good work 💜
I am a new subscriber and I have been binge watching your videos because I am hoping to start a small business for body/skincare. I know that it will be hard, but I am going to donate a dollar to foster care per order. I am still in the planning faze, but my mom is incredibly crafty and already has a ton of materials. Thank you for all of these videos, I am a very visual/list using person, so your channel really helps. Thank you
Thank you soon much for taking g the time to do this beginners series. This has helped me to understand formulating better!! It has also helped me find the right products to use. Sidenote, where did you purchase your bottles from? Everything I have researched is a bit high $$ for my budget.
You have no idea how much you're helping me out at this moment! This beginner's series has me waiting for the next video like it was a Netflix series I swear XD.. Now, a couple questions/comments: - As far as I have found online, 70% alcohol has shown to sanitize the best since it is a good balance between the concentration vs the time it takes to evaporate. 90% is also good but it evaporates just a bit too fast. - I really really need some info in which preservatives are for what uses and it would be awesome if there were some that are not only good for our health but also for the environment. - Last but not least, is there any surfactant you'd recommend that helps create bigger lather than using just SCI and cocobetaine? I'm trying to stay away from SLS and SLES and would love to find a milder biodegradable "eco" extra fluffy foamy surfactant. I'm sorry for such a long comment, but know that you're inspiring far more people than you can imagine. Cheers from Mexico
awwh I am so happy to hear that! :) Glad this series has been helping you out so much. -I will definitely have a video on preservatives soon for this series/ - SCI isn't SLS or SLES so SCI would be a great choice. so would coco glucoside, decyl glucoside, foaming apple, foaming soy, etc. i will be doing videos all on cleansing surfactants as well.
@@TaraLeee Looking forward to those 🤘🏼! And I'm happy overall with SCI but I just feel it ain't "fluffy/foamy" enough. It would be awesome to see like a side by side comparison on the different surfactants to see how they compare. I've looked everywhere for a vid like that one and no one has done it yet
I have everything you mentioned, inclusive of a non-mercury thermometer; this type can be immersed into the product to check the temperature instead of just getting a reading of the surface with the temperature gun.
I absolutely love watching your videos, they’re always so insightful ☺️ I was just wondering, to help with avoiding product spilling over around the rim of the bottle since this tends to happen to me, would it make sense to empty the oils into squeeze bottles (like the ketchup bottles with a funnel shaped nozzle) since that’ll be a lot easier to work with?
Someone has probably addressed this already, but just in case…. the 70% Isopropyl Alcohol is best for sanitation because it does not evaporate as fast as 91% Isopropyl Alcohol, thus allowing the solution to kill off more bacteria on your surface area 😊❤ ***Im a Licensed Cosmetologist as well, Tara. I’m also an Instructor and former Board of Health advisor*** anyway, Love your content, and thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with the world. You’re a gem 💎!
Also, you can get the 150 ml at Walmart for $1 to $1.99. I find that they are cheaper than the beakers online. I'm also using drinking glasses and measuring glasses to cook in. They are also cheaper than the beakers online.
Hello Tara thanjs for your videos! I started watching you since last year☺️ Anyways, I want to ask how to heat ingredients for larger batches? Water bath won't work right? Thanks
Hi Tara! From what I know 70% rubbing alcohol is better because it s does not evaporate in miliseconds like the 96% would (even before it really can sanitize!), so it stays on the surface a bit longer and does the job longer, that is why it is recommended :) cheers!
Hi Tara - do you sanitize the plastic pipettes? Also, if you work with oils, butters, waxes, micas, and colorants, how do you remove that stuff from the beakers? I've tried soaking the beakers and equipment overnight in Alconox solution but it doesn't help.
Hi Tara. What are the cons if we use plastic containers? Will it effects the products? Also, can we sanitize them using the bleach solution? Btw, I'm from Malaysia. I love your videos 😊
Can u use this sanitation method for anhydrous (products containing no water) cosmetics containers, or is there a chance leftover water would contaminate the ingredients?
I recently purchased a 0.01g-200g digital scale, would this be ok? It was the only one I could find in my country that went down to 0.01g and wasn’t very expensive.
Hello I want to start a cosmetic skin care line and I’m trying to find a vendor to find all my products because I wanted to make them by hand but I don’t know how to find a vendor can you give me some pointers
Watching this during COVID has me chuckling 😅 Masks? Rubbing Alcohol? Gloves?? Not like it's hard finding those things right now, pssshh nooooo (sarcasm, nervous laughter) 😅😁
This might sound stupid lol but is there a specific frying pan you need to use in order to heat up your ingredients? Esp with the big beakers you use for larger recipes. A certain sized pan fits all? Lol and thank you for the videos!
Do you have a video of showing how you organize all your products and equipment?? I'm new to this and have no idea how to store and organize everything
Hey. I have a pack of sterilize syringes from Amazon. Can this be used as pipettes? I have like a pack of 100 😩 I purchased a natural care product & they recommend pipettes or syringes for their product. I hate to waste them
The amount of everything (ph meter, sanitizing solution, and containers not included) Is around 250-260 dollars If ordered on Amazon Shipping and tax is included
Hey, what if I’m try to formulate an natural product that require a ingredient you get from your grocery store? Jus say like tomato juice? I want to use real tomato juice or real garlic juice. Is that possible?
Hey TaraLee, Do you prefer plastic or glass containers? In Australia our choices are limited and I’m trying to o work out the best for products and also aesthetically
since I am using a sanitizing solution there is no reason to soak in a bleach solution. You can soak in a 10% bleach solution or a sanitizing solution like I do.
Hi, I wash them with hot water and dish soap then let air dry. then I sanitize them. I mentioned in this video about how I always sanitize my equipment before using. I linked to a video in the description box on how I sanitize them.
I forgot to mention PH meter. I don't think you need this right away as a beginner. PH strips will get you by if you are just starting out, but I highly recommend this ph meter here; HM Digital PH 200 Ph Meter - amzn.to/2O7ySzM
Hi Tara please recommend me preservatives for body butter, sugar/salt scrubs and lotions?? I have asked a lot of people about this but never got an answer. I have also messaged you on instagram but didn't got any reply. Please tell me about a preservative for this as I am about to start selling them but I can't sell them without a preservative.
Hi!☺Can your next video be a diy on whipped argan face butter
PUFFZ 93
Hey can you please provide the link for the sides filters for the respirator mask please. There's different ones. Which should I use when working with sci , mica powder ?
Starting a business can be so overwhelming, your beginners series just makes things a little easier. Also, I spend a lot of time in the lab and the reason 70% alcohol is preferred is because it does not evaporate as quickly as the 90%, this allows it to kill more microorganisms and disinfect your work station effectively, whereas 90% alcohol evaporates too quickly and may not get all the microorganisms
I agree with your notion on 70% alcohol for sanitizing, but boiling equipment such as beakers should be done prior to treating with alcohol. I cant believe she says bleach in this.lol.. no lab experience if she is saying bleach for sanitizing
Really? Wow that's great to know! I thought the higher the percentage the better thanks for the info.
@@novajade I was hoping it would be autoclaving if anything
I agree, Tara has a natural and efficient teaching style...
Thank you for being our Professor Ms. Tara!
Tara thanks so much. Can you do a video on how you manage your finances? As in how you pay yourself, buy things for the business and things like that without going into bankruptcy?
I don't know if you will see my comment. But , I am really greatful that I've found your channel
You have no idea how much of a time and life saver you have been. I have been looking at all kinds of masterclass on how to make my own moisturizer and just when I felt I was going to give up I found your channel. I'm a beginner to formulating so any knowledge you drop I'm taking notes left and right. Thank you so much for all the info your giving. You make it so easy. I graduate esthetics school next month and the problem I was having was I know what the ingredients do but I didnt know how to mix them together. Thank you again. You sparked that fire for me again. I'm ready to make my moisturizer again thanks to you!
As someone who loves creating new formulas and a huge desire for learning more I appreciate you so much!!! Thank you for sharing and creating such great content! Xxxoo
Thank you so much! We are about to go for laboratory later for making a cream and this is so helpful 😊❤️
I just can’t get enough of your videos you have taught me so much and I love that you come with all these different topics. I came from a different type of skin care more of medicinal apothecary and you have molded my brain of even more of what is possible! I love your content!
TaraLee you are so on the money! You sound like few of my instructors teaching in seminars I attended for formulation👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽Thank you for what you do❤️ you girl!
You're one of the few homemade cosmetic companies I would actually trust. You have your act together and take this seriously.
Totally love this series .... You are such an inspiration
Thank you so so much Tara. Your help comes to me at right time. Once again thank you for your precious time. God bless you Tara dear.
Your videos have been game changing. Thank you. Just big thank you! ❤
I just love your talks, you know your stuff thanks for the videos!!💯✌💜✌
You’re the best TaraLee ❤️ thanks a lot 🙏🏾
Hey Tara! I am so grateful I found your channel. You give me confidence since I started selling homemade cosmetics. And I've learned a lot from your channel. Thank you for your time and dedication to educate us.
Hey Tara, I am ne to your channel and really enjoying it! I am watching at work and couldn't comment at all but I couldnt help but notice on this video how you already had all of the tools necessary to keep your safe from covid 19 which this video was release about a month before it became relevant in Florida. I thought that was pretty cool.
I appreciate you sharing your knowledge. This is one of the most informative channels I have come across. Thanks again.
You are a darling, your explanation is so simple and soothing to us as a beginner. God bless you and your business.♥️
That's such a good idea Tara. Right now, I'm using plastic containers. It was all I could think of at the time. They are heavy and annoying to move. That's for the idea of a bookcase. 😍
Thank you Tara! You're fabulous
Thank you so much! I am starting a natural lotion business in south America...and I am addicted to your videos because you are a great teacher.❤️❤️❤️💥
I love your content 😍😍😍 thank you so much for putting this out here
This was extremely helpful, Thanks so much for the video
This is very helpful. Thank You!
Tara!! You are an amazing person! Thank you for the information you shared with community!! 💕
I arrived here today and I loving everything... thanks for all your help
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!! It’s so helpful 😊
I love your videos thank you for helping us.
Thank you for the tips Tara. I just found Disposal Aprons, 100 for $13 on Amazon. These will cut down the time that I have to clean my aprons. 😁
This is very helpful.. thank you.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge🤍
You're Amazing
Love you so much you are awesome for helping us
Really helpful and understanding 💯thank you Tara lots of love and inspiration ❤️
And thanks from bringing the song back I liked it
So amazing! Kinda reminds me of culinary utensils…❤
I use bleach sometimes, but I always sanitize my glass bottles for product with sanitizing solution. Working in a Veterinarian's office for years, I also use a quatinary spray to sanatize surfaces. It kills all the nasties, even Corona virus.
I use 10 percent bleach solution for my Mason jars, beakers, etc. I also boil these as well.
I think your absolutely right about organizing everything. My OCD won't allow me to be disorganized, lol! It does inspire me as well
This is a great video for beginners, you did an awesome job!
Jill Gross
Thank you very much.
I’m 3 videos deep and I’m so grateful to have found your channel!! Thank you so much for providing all this information for beginners like me :)
I’m glad you are enjoying my channel :)
Extremely helpful!!!! Thanks for sharing! New subscriber here 🤗🤗
Hi from Australia 👋 just wanted to thank you for the great information you are posting. As a qualified Sterilization Technician of over 20 yrs it can be upsetting to hear makers use the word sterilization instead of sanitize. There is no way for home makers to sterilize anything as the equipment necessary is large and massively expensive. Even benchtop sterilizers like used in dentist offices unless calibrated and regularly tested cannot do the job properly and to standards. So thanks again. Keep up the good work 💜
Thank you very much🌼🌼🌼🌼
Loved it
😳😳😳😳😳now i saw the difference between past and now about ur smile 🤓🤓🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🤗🤗looks great....congratulations
Thank you Tara! I hope you went with Waterproof plank flooring for your Lab!
I'm calling my Garage my Lab now.
I am a new subscriber and I have been binge watching your videos because I am hoping to start a small business for body/skincare. I know that it will be hard, but I am going to donate a dollar to foster care per order. I am still in the planning faze, but my mom is incredibly crafty and already has a ton of materials. Thank you for all of these videos, I am a very visual/list using person, so your channel really helps. Thank you
Thank you soon much for taking g the time to do this beginners series. This has helped me to understand formulating better!! It has also helped me find the right products to use. Sidenote, where did you purchase your bottles from? Everything I have researched is a bit high $$ for my budget.
When are you having a seminar in houston TX? I been waiting for 3 years. That’s one of your gifts😉
I still have questions!!!!
Cool ideas
You have no idea how much you're helping me out at this moment! This beginner's series has me waiting for the next video like it was a Netflix series I swear XD.. Now, a couple questions/comments:
- As far as I have found online, 70% alcohol has shown to sanitize the best since it is a good balance between the concentration vs the time it takes to evaporate. 90% is also good but it evaporates just a bit too fast.
- I really really need some info in which preservatives are for what uses and it would be awesome if there were some that are not only good for our health but also for the environment.
- Last but not least, is there any surfactant you'd recommend that helps create bigger lather than using just SCI and cocobetaine? I'm trying to stay away from SLS and SLES and would love to find a milder biodegradable "eco" extra fluffy foamy surfactant.
I'm sorry for such a long comment, but know that you're inspiring far more people than you can imagine. Cheers from Mexico
awwh I am so happy to hear that! :) Glad this series has been helping you out so much.
-I will definitely have a video on preservatives soon for this series/
- SCI isn't SLS or SLES so SCI would be a great choice. so would coco glucoside, decyl glucoside, foaming apple, foaming soy, etc. i will be doing videos all on cleansing surfactants as well.
@@TaraLeee Looking forward to those 🤘🏼! And I'm happy overall with SCI but I just feel it ain't "fluffy/foamy" enough. It would be awesome to see like a side by side comparison on the different surfactants to see how they compare. I've looked everywhere for a vid like that one and no one has done it yet
I have everything you mentioned, inclusive of a non-mercury thermometer; this type can be immersed into the product to check the temperature instead of just getting a reading of the surface with the temperature gun.
Love your videos Tara!
Where do you purchase your scents and what kind of colorants do you use?
Love you so much 🥰🥰🥰🥰
I absolutely love watching your videos, they’re always so insightful ☺️
I was just wondering, to help with avoiding product spilling over around the rim of the bottle since this tends to happen to me, would it make sense to empty the oils into squeeze bottles (like the ketchup bottles with a funnel shaped nozzle) since that’ll be a lot easier to work with?
Someone has probably addressed this already, but just in case…. the 70% Isopropyl Alcohol is best for sanitation because it does not evaporate as fast as 91% Isopropyl Alcohol, thus allowing the solution to kill off more bacteria on your surface area 😊❤ ***Im a Licensed Cosmetologist as well, Tara. I’m also an Instructor and former Board of Health advisor*** anyway, Love your content, and thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with the world. You’re a gem 💎!
Your video is amazing. Thank you so much. please could you tell me how to sanitise aluminium cosmetic jars.
Hi Tara. Thanks for doing this video. How do you sanitize your droppers and the spray tops, regular tops, etc. for bottles and jars?
Also, you can get the 150 ml at Walmart for $1 to $1.99. I find that they are cheaper than the beakers online. I'm also using drinking glasses and measuring glasses to cook in. They are also cheaper than the beakers online.
Hi Tara. Can u show us how you store ur ingredients and equipment? how do u keep them? do u have storage boxes and shelves?
So helpful, thanks. Would running your equipment and packaging through a dishwasher cycle work also?
Your hairstyle looks good here.
Thanks Tara! Another great video! Quick question. How do you get rid of oil & butter residue left on your towels and washcloths and equipment?
Great video! Great content! @yaya sent me here. 😊
Hello I appreciate these videos so much is this now your full-time job?
Hi Tara! In one of the old videos you mentioned a microbial kit, could you tell or show how to use it?
Hello Tara thanjs for your videos! I started watching you since last year☺️ Anyways, I want to ask how to heat ingredients for larger batches? Water bath won't work right? Thanks
Can you do a video on different piping and how to pipe products into jars? Would be greatly appreciated.
Did you submerge the pipettes in the sanitizing solution as well or did you just spray them down with alcohol?
Hi Tara! From what I know 70% rubbing alcohol is better because it s does not evaporate in miliseconds like the 96% would (even before it really can sanitize!), so it stays on the surface a bit longer and does the job longer, that is why it is recommended :) cheers!
interesting info
great advice! what size is the seal for the 1oz glass jar?
Hi Tara - do you sanitize the plastic pipettes? Also, if you work with oils, butters, waxes, micas, and colorants, how do you remove that stuff from the beakers? I've tried soaking the beakers and equipment overnight in Alconox solution but it doesn't help.
Hi Tara. What are the cons if we use plastic containers? Will it effects the products? Also, can we sanitize them using the bleach solution? Btw, I'm from Malaysia. I love your videos 😊
Thanks so much for the info! Can you reuse the cleaning /bleach solution or should you re make it each time?
Will love to have your app line🥺😍
I had to laugh at the shampoo in your eye! Yes that burns lol
Can u use this sanitation method for anhydrous (products containing no water) cosmetics containers, or is there a chance leftover water would contaminate the ingredients?
I recently purchased a 0.01g-200g digital scale, would this be ok? It was the only one I could find in my country that went down to 0.01g and wasn’t very expensive.
Can I use sopropanol 70% as sterylizer or my bottles ,jars etc?
Thank you!
Hi i cant find to the link to the scale you recommended or the sanitizer tablets for lab equipment
Hello I want to start a cosmetic skin care line and I’m trying to find a vendor to find all my products because I wanted to make them by hand but I don’t know how to find a vendor can you give me some pointers
Watching this during COVID has me chuckling 😅 Masks? Rubbing Alcohol? Gloves?? Not like it's hard finding those things right now, pssshh nooooo (sarcasm, nervous laughter) 😅😁
This might sound stupid lol but is there a specific frying pan you need to use in order to heat up your ingredients? Esp with the big beakers you use for larger recipes. A certain sized pan fits all? Lol and thank you for the videos!
you are the best honey
I’m only 15 trying to start out and this is helping so much, but the extra room I don’t have in my house so what do I do?
Is it ok If i use matte labels starting out? because I have a bunch of them and the gloss cost too much for me right now,
Do you have a video of showing how you organize all your products and equipment?? I'm new to this and have no idea how to store and organize everything
I have a tour of my work room which may help - ua-cam.com/video/DHW8bWvl_kI/v-deo.html
What kind workspace do you have? Can you share some links where to buy the furniture?
Hey. I have a pack of sterilize syringes from Amazon. Can this be used as pipettes? I have like a pack of 100 😩 I purchased a natural care product & they recommend pipettes or syringes for their product. I hate to waste them
The amount of everything (ph meter, sanitizing solution, and containers not included)
Is around 250-260 dollars
If ordered on Amazon
Shipping and tax is included
For the mini mixer can you link another link? Current one doesn't work anymore
Hey, what if I’m try to formulate an natural product that require a ingredient you get from your grocery store? Jus say like tomato juice? I want to use real tomato juice or real garlic juice. Is that possible?
Hey TaraLee,
Do you prefer plastic or glass containers?
In Australia our choices are limited and I’m trying to o work out the best for products and also aesthetically
Question, for mixing instead of getting all those different mixers, would it be okay to just get a magnet mixer for $30?
Which test strip should we use
Would you ever consider doing a group coaching for people starting their skin care business? Paid of course
Unfortunately, that isn’t anything I ever plan on offering.
Where do you purchase your ingredients and supplies? Oils and other?
Thanks for the info great video! One time I heard it's good to soak you're equipment in bleach before using, is it necessary?
since I am using a sanitizing solution there is no reason to soak in a bleach solution. You can soak in a 10% bleach solution or a sanitizing solution like I do.
Hi Tara. How do you clean all the equipments after formulating a skincare?
Hi, I wash them with hot water and dish soap then let air dry. then I sanitize them. I mentioned in this video about how I always sanitize my equipment before using. I linked to a video in the description box on how I sanitize them.
I love you 😘