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Need help deodorant formulation
Hello every one
I live in africa. In a poor country. i’m trying to work with a really basic deodorant formula, propylen glycol, sodium stearate and emulsifier, but sodium stearate, or stearic acid don’t existe in my country ( i also looked for potassium stearate and other fatty acid, in vain) I tried to replace it with a more commun nutural gellan, but they are too expensive or unavailable too, my ressource are more limited then i thaught. So i figured, and correct me if i’m wrong, sodium stearate is basicly soap. So can i replace it with an other soap type gellan, and if it’s possible which one.
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Surely you can find palm oil?
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Would a roll-on or pump spray deodorant formula be more suited to the ingredients you have available?
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Belassi would a saponified palm oil work ? Because yes i have access to palm oil
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Palm has a high content of stearic acid. By cooling, the stearic will settle out, thus you can obtain a high stearic acid paste. Reacting that with sodium hydroxide produces sodium stearate (plus other stearates). African Black Soap is a well known example.
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What kind of active do you use? I use alum (potassium aluminum sulphate) which is very easy to get (here) and is very cheap. Not everyone can stand the acidity, but it works great for me, very efficient! A lot more efficient than aerosols with aluminum salts.
It’s a very basic cream, I use Sepimax Zen as a thickener, which has a high tolerance for electrolytes and can deal with a low pH. But I’m sure a gum like xanthan could work as well.
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