I have two issues I'm seeking advice for based off the recipe listed below. A: Final product to soft/airy. How do I get it thicker/heavier.
B: Final product initially rubs together well within fingertips. But once more friction is applied using your palms it becomes dry and just rolls up like little eraser crumbles.
Recipe:
- water - 48%
- kaolin clay - 10%
- carnauba wax - 9%
- castor oil - 5%
- glycerin - 5%
- soy wax - 5%
- olive wax - 4%
- ozokerite wax - 4%
- grapeseed oil - 3%
- shea butter - 3%
- cetearyl alcohol - 2%
- cetearyl glucoside - 1%
- optiphen plus - 1%
Any help much appreciated!
Comments
About the soft texture, First I would lower glycerin to a max 2%. I would also try lowering your oils in general, while increasing the percentage of heavy weight waxes like ozokerite, bees wax, carnauba. Olive and soy waxes are too margerine like feel
Also I know that there are some heavier emulsifiers that will give you more of a pomade texture to your product, i.e. fatty acid ethoxylates in combination with the fatty alcohols or cetearyl glucoside you are using might get you the consistency you want.
As a last suggestion, I would try jojoba oil instead of castor oil.. jojoba has more that matte effect, whereas castor oil gives a bit of the greasy touch to it.