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@usmanali: A shampoo is not a great format for a hair loss product since most of the "active" will simply be washed away as opposed to deposition on the scalp, hair shaft and follicle where it can actually have some effect. That said, perhaps caff…
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https://chemistscorner.com/cosmeticsciencetalk/discussion/137/need-formulating-services-here-are-some-contacts#latest
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@royalbre: You can even throw conditioning ingredients into the combo body wash/shampoo to eliminate a separate hair conditioning product ... it won't perform as good as a dedicated hair conditioner, but certainly would be acceptable.
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Acrylates Copolymer
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@royalbre: Generally, Yes, within a category. For instance, a personal care body wash can also be used as a shampoo/body wash and hand soap or facial soap, for instance. Personally, I only use one product for all of the above purposes because wor…
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An approach would be for you to offer a selection of fragrances that consumers could purchase directly from you that you know would incorporate successfully into your base cleanser formula.
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@nick75 It all depends on the percentage of ZnO you're trying to incorporate. If it's on the order of 20% to 25% ZnO in an oil base, then a homogenizer will be your best option, although for this my recommendation would be an overhead stirrer. I…
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1,2-Hexanediol & Caprylyl Glycol is Symdiol 68 from Symrise, but you could mix it yourself with the individual components ... say 65%:35% Sodium Levulinate (and) Sodium Anisate is Dermosoft 1388 ECO from Dr. Stratemans ... it may have recently …
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@bahey: Are you based in Europe? The dyes that can be used in Europe are much more restricted than those that are allowed in the US. I haven't worked on one of these projects in a while, but you will get much better results using a Basic Dye ... …
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@hemmnathan: Contact Sytheon ... they have lots of supporting information & studies for their Bakuchiol ingredient.
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What's the point when there a other options to smoke that don't include vaporizing solvents into your lungs?
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I don't know ... I worked on one vaping fluid project. I, for one, would never smoke anything in a Propylene Glycol base. They're using CCT because it vaporizes at the proper temperature, although it is also common for the THC/Cannabidiol to be cu…
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@Perry: They're using Vitamin E Acetate as a thickener for the vaping fluid because it (Tocopherol Acetate) is very viscous. In most vaping products, the THC/Cannabidiol Oil is diluted in either Caprylic/Capric Triglycerides or Propylene Glycol, b…
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@GordonE: The most common vape juices are based on Caprylic/Capric Triglycerides and Terpenes ... there would not seem to be any pressing need to include Tocopherol Acetate in the mix ... Tocopherol Acetate wont' do anything in the vape juice sin…
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@hemmnathan: You could always try coupling 1,2-Hexanediol & Caprylyl Glycol with Sodium Levulinate (and) Sodium Anisate which are more gentle natural analogs to Sodium Benzoate and Potassium Sorbate. It all depends on the pH of your formulatio…
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Yes, it is forming little pellets over time. Appreciate your collective help. I'll try incorporating some lecithin and incorporating the cocoa butter at cool down. Many thanks!
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@paoloferino: HLB is useful to know, but it is not really going to do much in terms of making you a better formulator ... over time, you will learn much from simply practicing in the lab using different oils and emulsifier(s). HLB is much like t…
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Why do you not just purchase it from a cosmetics ingredients supplier who will have screened the product to ensure it is cosmetic grade.
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This may work better: Phase A 49.0% Water 2.00% Glycerin 3.43% Propylene Glycol Phase B 6.15% Beeswax 5.14% Cetearyl Alcohol 3.25% Ozokerite 3.00% Carnauba 3.00% CaprylicCapric Triglyceride 3.00% PEG-40 Castor oil 1.90% PEG-150 D…
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No ... Glycerin is not Water. They are two completely different molecules. @bella82: Looks like you are trying to make a glycerin emulsion. Firstly, to simplify things, why are you trying to avoid putting water in your formulation? It would be …
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They may be using some form of pasteurization of the aqueous phases as part of the production process. That combined with NaCl may be sufficient to get the shelf life of their product as advertised. Note that they aren't claiming that their produc…
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@jamjar: In the formulas you are looking at ... are they adding a base such as NaOH to create Sodium Stearate as the co-emulsifier? If not, then Stearic Acid is more likely just being used as a thickener. If a base is listed on the LOI, then it…
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Yes, but did you try it with the Ethylhexyl Stearate?
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@Jar: Yes, with 2% Panthenol + Glycerin-based extracts, you're going to have a stickly mess in a Toner
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@JbeanRaz: You can thicken your Ethylhexyl Stearate mixture with Phytol.
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Hydroxystearic acid is primarily used as a structuring agent for oil/butter gels. It won't do anything for facial pores or ages spots. But, it is freedom formulation!
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What you would have to do is melt the SCI in hot water and then mix the water in which the SCI is dissolved with the conditioner. That will probably reduce the viscosity considerably. It would be much easier if you just added 10% of a liquid surfa…
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LOL, Perry! I guess that after 6 months, just call it Mother Dirty Shampoo? It's a risky strategy, perhaps the base Rose Flower Water is sufficiently preserved to make it last a while, so they don't add additional preservatives. Or, it simply is …
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Zaf said: From what I can tell, nothing happened? I ended up with a slightly viscous white liquid. The zinc did suspend (stable) in the water, which is kinda unusual Gotta be honest, was half expecting it to do something unusual, but it wa…
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It looks like they are simply not preserving the product: Aqua (water), Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate (plant-based cleanser), Lauramidopropyl Betaine (plant-based cleanser), Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Sodium Chloride, Squalane (ol…
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