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  Suspending Mica Minerals in Body Oil

  Posted by Alison on June 24, 2022 at 7:52 pm

  Without making a cream emulsion has anyone had luck suspending mica in oil? My formula below was working pretty well until it was exposed to a temperature fluctuation (from hot sun to a cold basement) and the cetyl alcohol crystallized. 

  Oryza sativa oil 38%
  Caprylic/capric triglycerides 38%
  Olivem 300 10%
  Cetyl alcohol 8%
  Maranta arudinacea powder 3%
  Mica 2.5%
  Tocopherols 0.5%

  Any ideas on how to effectively suspend mica in oil?

  ProfessorHerb replied 1 year, 9 months ago 4 Members · 4 Replies

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  Bill_Toge

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  June 25, 2022 at 5:46 pm

  try fumed silica

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  evchem2

  Member

  July 5, 2022 at 5:02 pm

  second Bills suggestion. You can try more viscous oils, smaller particle size (lighter) mica, there are several oil thickeners (polyamides or the Ajinomoto products)

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  Alison

  Member

  July 12, 2022 at 1:34 pm

  Thank you

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  ProfessorHerb

  Member

  July 17, 2022 at 10:02 am

  Hectorite. It’s expensive but the skin feel is unmatchable.

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