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    Posted by Nitrick on May 20, 2016 at 11:18 am

    Hi Everyone

    I found this
    website every useful to people like me.

    I’m new in
    R&D and I really don’t have enough knowledge about formulating toner. Can
    you help me in my formula?

     

    A

     

    Grams ( 100g )

    Water

    Solvent

    Qs

    Glycerin

    Moisturizer

    2.00

    Citric acid

    pH Adjuster

    pH should be greater than 3.50

    Sodium Citrate

     

    0.50

     

     

    B

     

     

    Ethyl Alcohol Denat

    Solvent ( Preservative )

    60

    Menthol

    Cooling

    0.1

    Salicylic Acid

    Skin Conditioning

    1.50

    Niacinamide

    Smoothing

    0.50

     

     

     

    C

     

     

    PEG 40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil

    Emulsifier

    10.00

    Dimethicone

    Moisturizer

    2.00

    Mineral Oil

    Moisturizer

    2.00

    Perfume

    Fragrance

     ( clear yellow in color )

    0.10

     

    After doing
    this, the oils float in the surface and my final product is not clear.

    I want clear
    homogenous final product. What is wrong in the formula

    Can you help
    me? Thank you in Advance.

     

    jiroband replied 7 years, 10 months ago 4 Members · 7 Replies
  • 7 Replies
  • markbroussard

    Member
    May 21, 2016 at 1:15 pm

    Unless you intended this … Salicylic Acid at 1.5% puts you in the OTC drug category, so this would be classified as a drug as opposed to a cosmetic.

    60% Ethanol and Menthol in a Toner?

    Your best bet would be to go back to the drawing board and start by reviewing the LOI’s of some popular toners on the market and try to do a knock-off until you better understand what you are doing.

  • bill_toge

    Member
    May 21, 2016 at 3:50 pm

    dimethicone won’t mix with the rest of your ingredients - I suggest you take it out

  • Nitrick

    Member
    May 21, 2016 at 3:50 pm

    A.. ok thank you Sir @MarkBroussard 

  • Nitrick

    Member
    May 21, 2016 at 3:58 pm

    a ok .. Thank you Sir@Bill_Toge 
    So 1.5% Salicylic acid is considered as drugs.. ( but based on cosmetic directive 2% is the limit )

    I cant use menthol in toner? ( but  i love the after feel )
    I’ll lower the ethanol to 20% 

  • bill_toge

    Member
    May 21, 2016 at 7:44 pm

    it would be considered a medicine in the US, but not in Europe

  • Nitrick

    Member
    May 23, 2016 at 3:02 am

    A .. Ok thank you Sir @Bill_Toge 

  • jiroband

    Member
    May 25, 2016 at 6:37 pm

    I, too, am a huge menthol fan —  I have the best luck dissolving it in my oils. (I grind it with a mortar and pestle into a powder first so it dissolves more quickly.) I generally opt for natural, plant-based oils, so I’m not sure if mineral oil makes a difference.

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