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lotion spreadability
Hello,
Back in the university I was taught a little bit about emulsions and lotion making.
I have been making my own simple lotion at home since then. But there is a problem, i am not satisfied with my results.It does not spread easily,and unlike other lotions mine does not quickly dissappear on the skin,It takes a lot of time and effort to make it dissapear.And it does not leave the skin shining and moisturised .
Please help
My formulation contains
Water 82.1%
Glycerin 8.2%
Cetyl alcohol 2.7%
Oil 4.9%
Centrimide 0.5%
Beeswax 1.4%
Methyl paraben 1% -
6 Replies
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Beeswax is not a great emulsifier. You should pick something else but the exact one to use will depend on the type of oil in your formula.
Why are you using Centrimide?
A silicone would help with spreadability.
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1. This is not a properly designed formula. Lacks a proper emulsification system. Beeswax is not something that the skin absorbs quickly. If you want a light cream you need to use something such as capric/caprylic trigycerides or squalane…
2. 1% methylparaben is far too much. 0.3% would be more appropriate and also include 0.15% propyl paraben to protect the oil phase. (One is water soluble the other is oil soluble)
Replace the cetyl with cetearyl. -
You may want to rethink parabens as preservative. If you want something foolproof go with Optiphen.
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@perry centrimide is good for skin problems,like rashes.
Thank you all,will be back with adjusted formula results. -
@chemnc
Why rethink parabens as a preservative? -
@chemnc - what is your objection to parabens? If someone wants an effective, safe preservative there is really nothing better. If someone wants to give in to unproven, scaremongering, then perhaps it’s worth looking at something less reliable.
Phenoxyethanol (Optiphen) is hardly foolproof.
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