Emollients you will love: Esters – part one, introduction & solid esters

e-Zine  - Digital Download Adventures in Cosmetic Chemistry vol. 4, 2025 by Susan Barclay Nichols e-Zine (PDF, 53.8 MB) 147 pages View the Table of Contents This series tackles the chemistry of esters covering why they are the way they are. In this e-book we will be looking at solid esters, those that take the place of solid oils, butters, fatty alcohols, and fatty acids. We’ll see how to use them in solid, anhydrous products, like lotion bars and lip balms, then we’ll try them in lotions and shampoo bars. This e-Zine is published in English and is not available in any other languages.  This e-Zine is in PDF format and it is sent as a digital download.  It is not available in any other format and not available except as a digital download. About the author Susan Barclay Nichols lives in the Fraser Valley, B.C., Canada.  She stumbled upon a recipe for bath bombs and became obsessed with creating bath and body products. This is when her extreme interest in chemistry began.  In 2009, she started Point of Interest, a bath and body products blog to share her love of creating products. Her favorite hobbies – other than creating bath and body products – include sewing, trivia, criticizing and correcting people’s grammar and spelling, and striving to achieve expert status on bass in Rock Band 3. She lives with her wonderful husband, Raymond and their adorable dog, Sasja. Because of the downloadable nature of this product, e-zines and e-books are final sale, and therefore not eligible for a refund.