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What You Need

Don't know what kind of cosmetic ingredients are necessary for making a specific cosmetic product? - The tables below show you what basic and special ingredients you'll need for various skin care products and color cosmetics. The tables give you also basic information about the equipment and the method. If you have further questions email us at: somerset@makingcosmetics.com

 

 Bath Oils
 Basic Ingredients Special Ingredients Equipment
 Distilled Water Conditioners Glass Beaker
 Emulsifiers Botanicals Spatula
 Natural Oils Fragrance Bottles
 Thickeners    
 Preservatives    
 Method: Combine the natural oils and emulsifiers in a glass beaker and stir to make a homogenous solution. Add then preservatives and fragrances.

 

 Conditioners
 Basic Ingredients Special Ingredients Equipment
 Distilled Water Provitamin B5 Glass Beaker
 Surfactants Botanicals Spatula
 Conditioners Pearlizers Bottles
 Thickeners Fragrance Hand Mixer
 Emollients    
 Proteins    
 Preservatives    
 Method: Combine water and thickeners in a glass beaker and mix thoroughly with a hand mixer to make a gel-like solution. Add then the surfactants and the other ingredients. Mix again gently until it becomes homogenous.

 

 Creams & Lotions
 Basic Ingredients Special Ingredients Equipment
 Distilled Water Vitamins Glass Beaker
 Emulsifiers Botanicals Spatula
 Thickeners Humectants Bottles
 Emollients Anti-Aging Agents Jars
 Preservatives Exfoliants Hand Mixer
  Fragrance  
     
 Method: Combine emollients and emulsifiers in a jar and heat it to melt all ingredients. Mix hot water and thickeners in a separate jar with a hand mixer. Combine the 2 mixtures and stir to make a homogenous cream. Add then preservatives and fragrances.

 

 Eye Shadow
 Basic Ingredients Special Ingredients Equipment
 Emollients Vitamins Glass Beaker
 Texturizers Botanicals Mortar & Pestle

 Micas

   Eye Shadow Container
 Organic Colors    
 Sunscreens    
 Natural Oils    
 Preservatives    
 Method: All ingredients as emollients, texturizers, pigments, and sunscreens are blended in a mortar to a very fine, homogenous mass. Then, vitamins, preservatives and other additives are added and mixed again.

 

 Face Cleansers
 Basic Ingredients Special Ingredients Equipment
 Distilled Water Fragrance Glass Beaker
 Emollients Botanicals Hand Mixer
 Surfactants   Spatula
 Thickeners   Bottles
 Natural Oils    
 Conditioners    
 Exfoliants    
 Preservatives    
 Method: Combine emollients and surfactants in a glass beaker. Add thickeners and hot water in a separate beaker and mix thoroughly with a hand mixer to make a gel-like solution. Combine then the two solutions, add any other ingredients and mix again gently until homogenous.

 

 Foundations
 Basic Ingredients Special Ingredients Equipment
 Distilled Water Fragrance Glass Beaker
 Emulsifiers Sunscreens Hand Mixer
 Thickeners Micas Spatula
 Mineral Base   Makeup Containers

 Texturizers

    
 Humectants    
 Natural Oils    
 Preservatives    
 Method: Combine emulsifiers and emollients (oils) in a glass beaker and heat it up. Prepare a pigment-oil-mixture in a separate jar. Add hot water and thickeners and separate jar. Combine then all three mixtures and add fragrance and any additional ingredients.

 

 Lip Balms
 Basic Ingredients Special Ingredients Equipment
 Natural Waxes Fragrance Glass Beaker
 Natural Butters Sunscreens Lipstick Mold
 Natural Oils   Lip Balm Containers
 Speciality Emollients    

 Vitamins

    
 Preservatives    
 Method: Oils and waxes are mixed and melted in a heat-resistant jar. Any additional ingredients are combined in a separate container and then combined with the oil/wax-mixture. The warm mixture is then poured into the lip balm container which is then placed in the refrigerator.

 

 Lipsticks
 Basic Ingredients Special Ingredients Equipment
 Natural Waxes Fragrance Glass Beaker
 Natural Butters Sunscreens Lipstick Mold
 Natural Oils   Lip Balm Containers
 Speciality Emollients    

 Micas

    
 Preservatives    
 Method: Oils and waxes are mixed and melted in a heat-resistant jar. Pigments and additional ingredients are combined in a separate container and then combined with the oil/wax-mixture. The warm mixture is then poured into the desired container (e.g. mold, palette) which is then placed in the refrigerator.

 

 Mascara
 Basic Ingredients Special Ingredients Equipment
 Distilled Water Fragrance Glass Beaker
 Natural Waxes Vitamins Mortar & Pestle
 Inorganic Pigments   Spatula
 Thickeners   Mascara Container

 Emulsifiers

    
 Speciality Emollients    
 Preservatives    
 Method: Add thickeners and water into a glass beaker and mix well until everything is dissolved. Add natural waxes and emulsifiers into another beaker and heat it up. Mix thoroughly pigments and emollients with mortar and pestle. Mix then all together, and while still hot, fill the mixture into a mascara container.

 

 Mineral Makeup
 Basic Ingredients Special Ingredients Equipment
 Natural Oils Vitamins Glass Beaker
 Sunscreens   Mortar & Pestle
 Pigment Blends   Kabuki Buffer
 Texturizers   Makeup Container

 Micas

    
 Preservatives    
 Method: Oils, pigments, bismuth and sunscreens are blended in the mortar to a very fine, homogenous creamy powder. Then, vitamins, preservatives and other additives are added and mixed again.

 

 Self-Tanners
 Basic Ingredients Special Ingredients Equipment
 Emulsifiers Botanicals Glass Beaker
 Emollients   Spatula
 Thickeners   Jars
 Self-Tanning Agents   Hand Mixer

 Vitamins

    
 Preservatives    
 Method: Dissolve self-tanners in a glass beaker. Mix hot water and thickeners in a separate jar with a hand mixer. Combine the 2 mixtures and stir to make a homogenous cream. Add then preservatives and fragrances.

 

 Shampoos
 Basic Ingredients Special Ingredients Equipment
 Distilled Water Botanicals Glass Beaker
 Surfactants Vitamins Bottles
 Emollients Fragrance  
 Thickeners Conditioners  

 Humectants

    
 Preservatives    
 Method: Combine water and thickeners in a glass beaker and mix thoroughly with a hand mixer to make a gel-like solution. Add then the surfactants and the other ingredients. Mix again gently until it becomes homogenous.

 

 Shower Gels
 Basic Ingredients Special Ingredients Equipment
 Distilled Water Botanicals Glass Beaker
 Surfactants Vitamins Bottles
 Emollients Fragrance  
 Thickeners Conditioners  

 Humectants

    
 Preservatives    
 Method: Combine water and thickeners in a glass beaker and mix thoroughly with a hand mixer to make a gel-like solution. Add then the surfactants and the other ingredients. Mix again gently until it becomes homogenous

 

 Sun Protection Creams & Lotions
 Basic Ingredients Special Ingredients Equipment
 Distilled Water Antioxidants Glass Beaker
 Emulsifiers Botanicals Spatula
 Thickeners Humectants Bottles
 Emollients Fragrance Jars
 Sunscreens   Hand Mixer
 Vitamins    
 Preservatives    
 Method: Combine emollients, emulsifiers and sunscreens in a jar and heat it to melt all ingredients. Mix hot water and thickeners in a separate jar with a hand mixer. Combine the two mixtures and stir to make a homogenous cream.