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  • Want improvements in handwash formula

    Posted by Chirag on May 30, 2015 at 5:49 am

    Hi, i have been trying to creat liquid hand wash..and i have prepared a hand wash with following ingredients in listed proportion-
    Aqua. 300ml
    SLES 150ml
    SLS. 10gm (powder)
    Cmc. 10gm. (Powder)
    cocamide DEA 9ml
    CAPB. 30ml
    Egms. 9 gm
    Glycerin. 9ml
    Nacl. 5 gm
    Colour and perfume. (In small pro.)

    Would you please suggest if there is any possibility to improve its detergency, sudsing, conditioning, moisturising effects ?

    Chirag replied 8 years, 8 months ago 6 Members · 16 Replies
  • 16 Replies
  • bobzchemist

    Member
    May 31, 2015 at 2:16 am

    Is there some reason that you can’t design and run the experiments yourself?

  • sattar

    Member
    June 1, 2015 at 6:47 pm

    Egms?? 

  • Chirag

    Member
    June 2, 2015 at 6:20 am

    Sattar egms stands for Ethelene glycol mono stearate

  • Chirag

    Member
    June 2, 2015 at 6:24 am

    Bobzchemist sir i have tried the upermentioned formula. I know that there may be possibilities of improvements by varying te quantity of any chemical listed above.. But i want to know if there is another chemical that can give me the desirable results.

  • bobzchemist

    Member
    June 2, 2015 at 1:58 pm

    Yes, there are a great many. No one chemical can do everything you are requesting, though. Do some research, and I’d be happy to answer any specific questions you have.

  • Chirag

    Member
    June 4, 2015 at 5:26 am

    I have used CMC in my formulation. I have noticed that it Takes long time in dissolving in water. Would anyone suggest me any idea for the uper mentioned purpose. Also, same thing i have noticed with SLS POWDER.

  • rosabell

    Member
    June 4, 2015 at 6:24 am

    hi shirag what you can do is dissolve in glycerin  or any oil the CMC   and sls (depends on what grade ur sls is) and than u mix. anyway CMC is a thickning agent   and makes ur soap cloudy. you dont need CMC to thicken  you need to correct your formula  sles and water and you will get a thick soap sir

  • Chirag

    Member
    June 4, 2015 at 12:15 pm

    Rosabell yes CMC does make it cloudy. Actually i wanted to use HPMC but as i dint get it at my location, i was guided to use cmc instead. As hpmc has exceptional properties in liquid soap, so… Any way thanks

  • rosabell

    Member
    June 4, 2015 at 6:10 pm

    but y do u need to add CMC to ur formula? is it to thicken it?

  • Chirag

    Member
    June 5, 2015 at 7:50 am

    @rosabell i used CMC to boost foam and make foam denser. I took 9 ml glycerin and then I dissolved 20gm of SLS powder then i added sles and water but still there were lumps of SLS powder… What should i do.. Any suggestion would be welcomed.

  • bill_toge

    Member
    June 5, 2015 at 8:16 am

    CMC doesn’t boost foam like HPMC does; if anything, it’s more likely to kill it

  • Chirag

    Member
    June 5, 2015 at 8:36 am

    Oho thnk you Bill_ toge sir

  • Chirag

    Member
    June 8, 2015 at 6:03 pm

    I have used Glycerin but it is soluble in water so it may Be washed away with water. Can i use any oil to give moisturizing effect. What is OLIVE OIL used for in hand senitizers ?
    Can glycol stearate can be used to provide moisturizing effect ?

  • Chirag

    Member
    July 11, 2015 at 10:36 am

    I have been getting problem in dissolving SLS powder in above mentioned formula.. Would anyone plz suggest me any solution… Should i use any other surfactant in combination with SLES or should i change the combination completely…
    Any help would be appreciated … Thanks

  • microformulation

    Member
    July 11, 2015 at 12:14 pm

    Why not obtain and use a commercially available 30% solution of SLS instead?

  • Chirag

    Member
    July 26, 2015 at 11:49 am

    Microformulation Thanks very much for your suggestion. I am in discussion to obtain it….

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