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Advice on Sepigel 305
Posted by mix5 on September 29, 2022 at 8:14 pmHi all, new here, great to join this excellent forum. I have been using Sepigel for creams etc but even at a concentration of 1.5%-2% the final product is quite sticky - which I definitely do not like. Any advice?
Many thanks in advice!mix5 replied 2 years ago 5 Members · 10 Replies -
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Hello and welcome.
You would need to share your whole formula mate. Otherwise we won’t be able to help you.
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chemicalmatt said:May I state the obvious: stop using Sepigel.
What would you replace it with? RAPIDGEL EZ1?
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@mix5 Sepigel 305 is a great Robin (Chris O’Donnel), a good Sancho (Panza), a nice Melania (yikes!)….but let the heroes (Michael Keaton/Christian Bale) save the city and kiss the girl (Kim Bassinger, all the time). That means, use a monomeric emulsifier(s) at regular amount, and add Sepigel 305 at low amount (if needed, to boost stability and thickness).
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Graillotion said:chemicalmatt said:May I state the obvious: stop using Sepigel.
What would you replace it with? RAPIDGEL EZ1?
@chemicalmatt, thanks for stating the obvious. @Graillotion- I appreciate your suggestion. So Rapidgel EZ1 is PEG-6 (and) AMP-Acrylates/Vinyl Isodecanoate Crosspolymer. Do you have experience with it - is it supposed to work better, i .e. not give you that sticky feel on the skin?
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ketchito said:@mix5 Sepigel 305 is a great Robin (Chris O’Donnel), a good Sancho (Panza), a nice Melania (yikes!)….but let the heroes (Michael Keaton/Christian Bale) save the city and kiss the girl (Kim Bassinger, all the time). That means, use a monomeric emulsifier(s) at regular amount, and add Sepigel 305 at low amount (if needed, to boost stability and thickness).
@ketchito, what monomeric emulsifiers would you (kindly) suggest I try? Thanks Much. PS. Loved the cinema/literature references 🙂
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chemicalmatt said:May I state the obvious: stop using Sepigel.
@chemicalmatt, that’s what I’ll probably do if I can’t find a solution. But I would like to *find* a solution. -
mix5 said:ketchito said:@mix5 Sepigel 305 is a great Robin (Chris O’Donnel), a good Sancho (Panza), a nice Melania (yikes!)….but let the heroes (Michael Keaton/Christian Bale) save the city and kiss the girl (Kim Bassinger, all the time). That means, use a monomeric emulsifier(s) at regular amount, and add Sepigel 305 at low amount (if needed, to boost stability and thickness).
@ketchito, what monomeric emulsifiers would you (kindly) suggest I try? Thanks Much. PS. Loved the cinema/literature references 🙂
@mix5 You could try with the universal PEG-100 stearate/Glyceryl stearate as a main emulsifier….and add a bit of Sepigel 305 at the end of the process, to increase both viscosity and stability.
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