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  • Body milk formula

    Posted by shino_dino on February 6, 2019 at 4:13 am

    this is the body milk formulation. I was told that the viscosity is 9000cp. I heated both phase A and B separate and mix them at temperature around 75°C. But the end product is watery and viscosity is around 2000cp.

    Is there anything wrong with the formulation? Or any steps that I had missed out? 

    Kindly advise.

    Thanks.

    ngarayeva001 replied 5 years, 9 months ago 7 Members · 8 Replies
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  • Bill_Toge

    Member
    February 6, 2019 at 9:51 pm

    silly question, but did you adjust the pH to 5.5 - 6.5?

  • ozgirl

    Member
    February 6, 2019 at 10:47 pm
    I would assume that you would want a body “milk” to have a low viscosity.
    Fragrance can have a big impact on viscosity. Are you using the same fragrance as the sample with the higher viscosity?
  • VitalikButerin

    Member
    February 7, 2019 at 12:41 am

    You’d need to wait maybe for it to cool to room temp, some need to be tested after 48 hours 

  • shino_dino

    Member
    February 7, 2019 at 1:15 am

    pH adjusted.
    The base is cooled after 48hours. 
    Fragrance not added yet. It is supposed to be low viscosity before adding fragrance. Is it possible?

  • belassi

    Member
    February 7, 2019 at 5:28 am

    The formula does not look well balanced to me, and also, lacks a stabiliser.

  • shino_dino

    Member
    February 7, 2019 at 6:28 am

    hi Belassi,

    What kind of stabiliser would you recommend?

  • jeremien

    Member
    February 7, 2019 at 8:42 am

    In my opinion the ratio surfactant/oil phase is very
    high. Not enough dispersed phase to expect the emulsion to be viscous. You
    could add some polymer to increase the viscosity. 

  • ngarayeva001

    Member
    February 7, 2019 at 10:29 am

    The most commonly used stabiliser is xantham. I personally prefer either siligel or carbomer.

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