I keep on getting swirls from pre-made pearlizer,
it's whiter swirls in finished products, even though pearlizer doesn't seem to separate or precipitate.
I don't know what the pearlizer contains.
The supplier doesn't seem to know, they are waiting for the manufacturer to reply
It's a whitish cream or light paste.
I also tried pre-mixing said pearlizer with Cetiol HE (PEG-7 Glyceryl cocoate), but as soon as I add water, swirls appear.
I even tried filtering the finished bodywash
first with a coffee filter
drip was slow, drop by drop
and most pearl effect was gone, it just looked cloudy/opaque with just a slight pearly effect remaining
but on stirring, pearl swirls appear again.
Tried heating it when mixing too, to no avail.
I tried purchasing pearlizer from another local supplier, but they might be the same product, from the same manufacturer, just different retail packaging.
Why is that happening
Would an emulsifier or solubilizer help?
Comments
you can see some whiter clouds leaving a trace, which seems to remains in place.
See website for details www.desertinbloomcosmeticslab.com
This was an early version, we now have a properly designed label for it, but the visual effect is still the same.
The pearlizer is supposed to be Euperlan PK 771 Benz
And it looks like you are using too much. I use it at 0.001% and the pearl effect is noticeable.
it has some large clouds and swirls in it.
The manufacturer brochure for Euperlan PK 771 Benz, says it's cold-processable, and advises 3-10% concentration.
Add color to it and you will notice the difference.
See website for details www.desertinbloomcosmeticslab.com
and some swirls from Euperlan PK 771 remain, and it made the product lighter.
@Belassi did you mix Euperlan with some solubilizer or something?
Do you add it at the end, cold or hot?
Thanks in advance.
How easily does it disperses? Does it initially forms white clumps.
It was supposed to be Euperlan PK771 Benz
but packaged for retail, so IDK if that was real BASF, or copycat chinese.
I'm glad I didn't buy the whole drum, because this is the second pearlizer I tried that doesn't seem to work fine.
Does yours says BENZ too?
I believe I got the 90s Ford Taurus version instead. All with its transmission problems, lol.
Again, thanks for your reply.