Blackthorn Salt

Blackthorn Salt is made using a traditional method.

Salt is one of those ingredients it is easy to overlook. It’s in almost everything we use in the beauty world, but it doesn’t exactly set the heart racing. You never hear anyone say, “Ooh, the salt in this really makes it for me!” Normally it sits there in the background, keeping things together, thickening up cleansers, or providing the basic mineral backbone in a formula. It’s all very useful, but frankly, a bit bland.

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Tallow in Skincare Part 3 – Formulating with Tallow

Tallow is a very traditional ingredient which older formulators will be used to using, although it has pretty much been absent from the skincare raw material palette for a couple of decades. It doesn’t present many challenges in the laboratory. In fact it’s quite a nice material to work with. It brings quite a lot of benefits. The biggest challenge it raises is sourcing it in a way that ensures safety.