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Problem with Coenzyme Q10 color
Hello
I am an amateur cosmetologist.
I made a very pleasant cream with coenzyme Q10. Cream is 98% natural with leucidal liquid as preservative and Olivem 1000 as emulsifier etc. ( only 2 % is dimethicone, but I love it’s properties so I decided to use it anyway). The only problem is it’s color, because of the yellow color of the coenzyme Q10 ( without Q10 the cream is white). For me it’s not a problem at all, but if I try to sell this product, this may be a problem for my customers. The color of the cream is light yellow. I want to whiten it, but don’t want to use Titanium Dioxide because of its not very good reputation for use in natural cosmetics. So my question is - is there any other way to whiten my cream? I spent last several days trying to find some natural substitute to Titanium Dioxide in internet, but in vain. Please, help. -
6 Replies
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You could add some green tea extract - about 0.2% should do - to turn it into a beige colour.
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I don’t fully understand your reasoning.
First thought : - just use less Q10
second thought - ok, you like Q10
third - why try to hide it?
fouth - make it a selling argument: MY cream is yellow DUE to the Q10. -
@David, I too, thought it would be a nice selling point. White creams ARE beautiful but I don’t think consumers would mind one bit in this instance, but the formulater does have to be happy with the finished product.
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@Belassi, thank you so much! Beige is definitely better than yellow, so I certainly will try to use green tea extract.
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@David, thank you, I think this is a good idea - ” make it selling argument”. Unfortunately, I can not use less Q10, I already use a very small amount of it - just 0.5%, so I think I will follow your advice and make it “selling argument”, but only will make it beige.
So, as I see, there really is no natural substitute for Titanium Dioxide? -
@tanelise after some reflection, I agree with this point of view. I have no experience selling creams and I thought that color could be a problem. But now I agree that making color a “selling argument” is a good idea. Thank you.
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