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  • browning of creams - oxidation issue?

    Posted by rosa on June 10, 2014 at 5:35 am

    Hi, could anyone advise what to do to creams that goes browner over time? I read the thread about vanilla. I also have just a few drops of vanilla in the cream. Could that be the issue? I use vitamin E, green tea extract, CoQ10, Ascorbyl palmitate etc as antioxidant, but maybe not enough?

    Would be very grateful for any input! Rosa
    rosa replied 10 years, 11 months ago 2 Members · 11 Replies
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  • vitalys

    Member
    June 10, 2014 at 7:57 am

    rosa, Green tea extract could also be a problem of the browning

  • rosa

    Member
    June 10, 2014 at 7:58 am

    Thanks..so you are saying that the actual green tea extract could be the problem per se?

  • rosa

    Member
    June 10, 2014 at 7:58 am

    Any way to prevent that, other than excluding it from recipe?

  • vitalys

    Member
    June 10, 2014 at 8:00 am

    I’m pretty sure it could be….

  • rosa

    Member
    June 10, 2014 at 8:03 am

    What with similar properties could be used instead? Any idea? Really happy to get help!

  • rosa

    Member
    June 10, 2014 at 8:04 am

    How about wine polyphenols?

  • vitalys

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    June 10, 2014 at 8:10 am

    I do agree with DavidW from another theme to seek some substitute for Vanilla. Unfortunately it only helps in real. What about the Green tea extract - I guess it doesn’t bring anything either to your fromula or to the skin. Marketing likes to use it the most. Again, unfortunately, that’s a reality….. :)

  • vitalys

    Member
    June 10, 2014 at 8:11 am

    rosa, what kind of properties are you looking for?

  • rosa

    Member
    June 10, 2014 at 8:34 am

    I thought it was a good antioxidant, so that’s why I add it. Maybe it is just a marketing issue? Would red wine polyphenols be good - a substitute?

  • vitalys

    Member
    June 10, 2014 at 8:46 am

    They could be, but I guess you should try the formulations with those polyphenols and estimate your trials. I know they are pretty expensive though. Do you wish to use antioxdation properties for your product or to your skin?

  • rosa

    Member
    June 10, 2014 at 9:07 am

    I suppose both!

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