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Milky Bath Oil formula problem
Hello dear Chemists!
Im trying to improve my Milky Bath Oil formula as it doesn’t make water really milky until you put really a lot. While it should work with 40-50 g per bathtub. I guess my formula is not really good.
Here is the formula:
Rice bran oil 50%
Coconut (RDB) oil 40%
Laureth-4 8%
Fragrance oil 1.7%
Vit E 0.3Im wondering whether i should add some other emollients like Isopropyl Miristate or Isopropyl palmitate?
Big thanks in advance.
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2 Replies
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I would try a different surfactant/emulsifier, preferably a combination. I’ve used Polyglyceryl 4-oleate and polysorbate 80 together in a oil cleanser and it worked out nicely. HLB is not a perfect system but going for a combination of something hydrophilic (higher HLB) and something hydrophobic (lower HLB) should help
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@EVchem, interesting! I used exactly the same combination in an oil cleanser as well! I actually found it a milder and better (rinse off) than PEG-20 Glyceryl Triisostearate (Cithrol 10GTIS by Croda) that is intended for oil cleansers.
INCI % Mineral Oil 57.80% IPM 20.00% Polysorbate 80 14.00% Polyglyceryl-4 Oleate 8.00% EO 0.20% HLBs are close enough. I haven’t tried it as a bath oil (now I will) though but it works as a makeup remover.
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