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Sodium Phytate changes color of formula
I have a surfactant-based formula with a lot herbal extracts that by themselves already give the water phase a dark color, but when I add sodium phytate into the mix it instantly changes the color to something more golden and bright. I actually like the new color that it makes but I’m just curious why this is happening? I’m sure it’s something simple but I’m obviously not a trained chemist so I don’t know.
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@GeorgeBenson This is just a guess, but some molecular complexes have a metal ion as part of the structure, emiting light at a specific range (color). When you remove the metal ion (for instance, by chelation from your phytic acid), then the absortion pattern changes, changing also the resulting color.
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@ketchito interesting, thank you!
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