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  • alpha arbutin 2% serum formulation related problems

    Posted by research.development on October 23, 2024 at 6:22 am

    i am new to cosmitic formulation field. i want to prepare 2% alpha arbuin serum but alpha arbutin forms needle like crystals . kindly guide me how to solve this problem?

    research.development replied 3 weeks, 1 day ago 3 Members · 6 Replies
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  • MiaPharma

    Member
    October 23, 2024 at 6:48 am

    Can you tell you more about the formula? what do ou put along the a-arbutin

    • research.development

      Member
      October 24, 2024 at 5:10 am

      carbomer, hyaluronic acid, preservative, polyhydroxy alcohol

  • MiaPharma

    Member
    October 27, 2024 at 5:24 am

    Are you sure it’s the a-arbutin? try it without the hyaluronic acid to check. For the ingredients you gave, i don’t see potentiel precipitation (Except for maybe the HA with something else)

    • research.development

      Member
      October 29, 2024 at 11:16 pm

      alpha arbutin is precipitating.. the result is derived by elimination method. is there any grade problem with alpha arbutin? i have tried it with 1% but still problem is not solved.

  • ketchito

    Member
    October 30, 2024 at 6:25 am

    Besides the alcohol you mentioned in your formula, are you using ethanol or any other alcohol? That can reduce arbutin solubility.

    • research.development

      Member
      October 30, 2024 at 6:33 am

      except actinovol-3 no other alcohol is used…

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