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Get Started Making Plant Extracts For Your Cosmetics
Get Started Making Plant Extracts For Your Cosmetics
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Handcrafted extracts can provide natural color, scent, and actives to your artisan cosmetics, but with all the possibilities, it can be confusing to know where to begin.
If you are an absolute beginner to extract making, then this introduction to solvents, methods and a few classic raw materials is a great way to get started.
Where to Start
If you’re new to extract-making, it can seem impossible to know where to start. Choosing materials and solvents can seem overwhelming – there are so many possibilities!
Which plants do what?
What’s best – fresh or dried raw material?
How should herbs be treated before use?
Is it possible to make extracts using foods? (hint: yes)
When is oil the best solvent?
When is alcohol the right choice as a medium?
Get an Overview
This richly illustrated 76 page e-book will supply you with the necessary basics to choose which mediums and raw materials you want to start working with and help you approach creating your own extracts head first.
You’ll save both time and money by avoiding the most common beginner errors.
You don’t have to be a botanist, biologist, or chemist to create a successful extract. It does not even require pricey equipment or tools. Extract making is an art that is relatively quickly learned – but takes practice to master.
Fair warning: making extracts is not only fun, but quite addictive.
PLEASE NOTE: Get Started Making Your Own Extracts DOES NOT GO INTO SPECIFIC DETAIL ABOUT MAKING EACH TYPE OF EXTRACT. This e-book is an overview of the most common processes, solvent types, and raw materials. This blog article explains more.
It’s a guide to help you get started with confidence.
Spotlight on a Few Classics - An Ideal Way to Begin
The section on raw materials provides you with spotlighted information on eleven classic herbs for skincare and cosmetics.
You’ll learn what these herbs have to offer and which solvents they are compatible with.
Features include
Extract basics
Explanation of the Process
Introduction to Mediums (solvents)
Overview of Infusion Methods
Tips on Pairing Ingredients with Mediums
Working smart (Good Manufacturing Practices)
Tips about Equipment and Containers
Section on Plant Materials
Section on using Foods and Spices as raw materials
and much much more!
Digital Format: a Sustainable Solution with a Print Friendly Option
This product is only available in digital format (and delivered to you directly after purchase in a separate e-mail including a download link), but if you prefer hard copy, the digital file is formatted to print out in good quality with clear text and beautiful graphics.
This sustainable solution saves you on shipping costs (as well as waiting time for delivery) and allows you the freedom to print out chosen pages, sections, or the entire book in the page size that suits your printer.
Scroll down to see the complete Table of Contents and some of the pages from this book.
Please note: This is a non-refundable digital product.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Extract vs Essential Oil
Extract Basics
The Process
Containers
Infusing
Bottling and Storing
Good Manufacturing Practice
Start a Journal
Introduction to Mediums
Oil
Heat Method
Sun Method
Cold Method
Shelf Life
Where Macerations Can Be Used
Glycerine
Infusion Time
Function
Where Glycerites Can Be Used
Alcohol
Which Alcohol
Mind The Mixture
Infusion Time
Where Alcohol-Based Tinctures Can Be Used
Vinegar
Shelf LIfe
Which Vinegar
Infusion Time
Where Vinegar-Based Tinctures Can Be Used
Pairing Materials with Mediums
It’s an Art
Oil Infusion
With Plants
With Food and Spices
Glycerine Infusion
With Plants
With Food and Spices
Alcohol Infusion
With Plants
With Food and Spices
Vinegar Infusion
With Plants
With Food and Spices
Getting Creative
Raw Materials
INCI Names
Go Local and Seasonal
A Case for Organic
Plants & Herbs
Fresh or Dried Plants
Tips for Preparation
Arnica
Calendula
Chamomile
Elderblossom
Horsetail
Lavender
Mallow
Peppermint
Rose
Rosemary
Witch Hazel
More Inspiration
Foods & Spices
A Note on Actives in Foods
Fresh or Dried Foods
Tips for Preparation
Berries & Fruits
Carrot
Citrus Fruits
Cucumber
Elderberries
Goji Berries
Green Tea
Rooibos
Rosehips
Vanilla
More Inspiration
Glossary
Terms used in this book
References
More Information
Sources