Shaving foam Fresh mint
Formula: 80212 Difficulty level: beginner Shelf life: min 3 months pH optimal: 5.5-6.0

Phase Ingredients Total 160 gr
A Peppermint water 100 gr
A Glycerine 10 gr
A Decyl Surfactant 30 gr
A Coco-betain Surfactant 15 gr
B Betaine 4 gr
B Cosgard 1 gr
B Chlorophyll (optional, for colour) a little

1. Gently heat the ingredients of phase A in a heat-resistant glass on a water bath. Mix slowly and thoroughly in the meantime. When a homogeneous composition has formed, remove from heat. Set aside to cool to below 40°C.

2. Add the phase B ingredients one at a time and slowly blend, avoiding over-foaming. Transfer the solution to the dedicated vial

A solution that forms a creamy lather, softens the hairs and facilitates blade glide. Contributes to a smooth and comfortable shave

Reviews

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Ellemental
26 Jul 2023
Hello Cristina, You can use peppermint essential oil or other essential oil as you prefer. Menthol crystals do not dissolve in water.
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Cristina M.
25 Jul 2023
Hello, My husband loves methol very much and would be very excited if the foam contained peppermint and/or menthol crystals. If I can make any changes to the above, please give me a little help.
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Ellemental
02 Nov 2022
Hello! No need to make any changes to the recipe, possibly add 0.3% allantoin. All the best!
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Cornelia P.
01 Nov 2022
Hello! What changes should be made to the recipe if the skin is affected by psoriasis? Should I remove the essential oil and change the floral water or possibly just use distilled water? Thanks in advance for your answer!
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Ellemental
04 Jul 2022
Hello! Lemon essential oil, especially in combination with peppermint water, gives a fresh, pleasant scent to any composition, but you can also use other essential oils with a 'fresh' green scent or natural perfumes, depending on your preference. Isn't lemon oil oxidized? It is perhaps the most sensitive in this respect, and then the smell is quite unpleasant.
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Cristina P.
02 Jul 2022
Hello! I like your recipes very much and I try to recreate them for all my family members, who are more difficult to convince of the quality of a product formulated with natural ingredients. But the first impediment is always the smell: if they like it, they use it and convince themselves of its effectiveness, if not, they are not even willing to try it. In this recipe, the only substitution was the essential oil: I put lemon instead of fragrance, but the final product still has a strange smell, like cheap soap, not at all inviting (not for me either). I can't even smell the lemon. What could be the problem? Is this the normal, specific odor? I still put 35 drops of lemon. Could I enhance it with some aromatic extract? I'm afraid to increase the amount of essential oil so it doesn't irritate. What do you recommend and in what quantity? Thank you so much for all you do!
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Ellemental
06 Dec 2021
Hello! A moisturizing ingredient is needed in this recipe, otherwise the skin may feel dry. Instead of glycerin you can use propanediol.
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Oana A.
04 Dec 2021
Good evening. How does the lack of glycerin affect the recipe? Thank you.
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Ellemental
12 Feb 2021
Hello! For betain we don't have a substitute with the same properties, you can basically remove it from the recipe.
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Nona
11 Feb 2021
Hello, please tell me, what could I replace betaine in this recipe? Thank you in advance!
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Ellemental
10 Dec 2019
Hello! The product has been discontinued with the current supplier, we are looking for alternative, but we can't specify a timeframe at the moment unfortunately. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Grigore O.
06 Dec 2019
Hello, Do you know about when we can expect chlorophyll powder to be available? Thank you.
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Ellemental
13 Aug 2019
Hello. Lavender essential oil is a suitable substitute in this case, and instead of peppermint water you can use melissa, witch hazel, cornflower but also lavender.
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Andreea
12 Aug 2019
Hello! For a couperose and very sensitive complexion, can you replace peppermint water with lavender water and fragonia essential oil with lavender essential oil? Or what other recommendations would you have to replace those 2 for such problematic skin?
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Ellemental
13 May 2019
Hello! Fragonia essential oil will not yet be available in the immediate future, but you can use palmarosa, tea tree, lemon, sage or even oregano - the latter two in a lower dosage, about half, being more potent.
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Elena F.
11 May 2019
Hello. When will fragonia essential oil be available. It could be replaced with EU of palmarosa and sage? or oregano
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Ellemental
01 Mar 2019
Hello! You can use lemon essential oil plain or combined with tea tree for example.
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Dana T.
01 Mar 2019
Hello, what essential oil can I use in place of the fragrant one in the recipe?
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Ellemental
07 Dec 2018
Hello. Basically you can do the proposed substitution, but much less foam will be formed. The Foamer container can be used.
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Marcela J.
07 Dec 2018
Hello. Could tenside foamy be substituted in the recipe for tenside consistent? Can the foamer container be used in this case? Thank you!