Which ones are primery Emulsifiers?

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Which ones are primery Emulsifiers?

Posted by Dtdang on March 11, 2015 at 10:50 pm

If the formulation has

Vitamine A, E, C, beeswax, stearic acid, cetyl slcok0, lanoline, minral oils, paraffin, rose hip oil

Which ones are emulsifier? Thanks

MakingSkincare replied 9 years, 10 months ago 5 Members · 8 Replies
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ozgirl

Member
March 11, 2015 at 11:10 pm

If this is the complete ingredients list then this is an anhydrous formulation NOT an emulsion. It does not have emulsifiers.
CosChemFan

Member
March 11, 2015 at 11:10 pm

This looks to be an anhydrous formula which doesn’t need an emulsifier because there is no water. Emulsifiers create O/W emulsions. Hope this helps!

Regards,

CosChemFan
Dtdang

Member
March 11, 2015 at 11:22 pm

Yes, It has water and glycolic acid. Sorry! Miss typing
Dtdang

Member
March 11, 2015 at 11:27 pm

Can anyone know how to edit the discussion topic. I am new.

I Miss typing Water and glycolic acid
Dtdang

Member
March 11, 2015 at 11:28 pm

Thanks
belassi

Member
March 11, 2015 at 11:31 pm

None of those is an emulsifier that I know of, except possibly the glycolic acid, of which I have no experience.
CosChemFan

Member
March 11, 2015 at 11:57 pm

If there is water in the formula my best educated guess would be that the beeswax, stearic acid, and paraffin are keeping things “stable” by preventing the water from escaping, but it doesn’t appear to be a solid emulsion.

Sidenote: I always wondered how herbalist kept their salves together using only beeswax and/or cetyl alcohol? And those things last! )
MakingSkincare

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March 14, 2015 at 10:36 am

Lanolin has emulsification properties. Perhaps triethanolamine has been omitted from the ingredients list and it is reacting with the stearic acid creating TEA stearate, an anionic emulsifier. (Ditto with sodium borate reacting with the beeswax).

If this “emulsion” is very viscous then due to stokes law it will take longer to separate than a thinner emulsion.