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Best humectant for lip balm
I’ve had some success with using vegetable glycerin in lip balm but I am looking for a way to either solubalize it into the lip balm since the precipitation ruins packaging and long term storage hassles…is there any humectant that can replace vegetable glycerin in an anhydrous lip balm? Or if I used a fatty alcohol in the lip balm, could that help with the stability?
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Hyaluronic Acid, Oleo-HA | Lotioncrafter
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CAS No. Mixture Oleo-HA is an oil-dispersed Sodium Hyaluronate specifically designed for the color cosmetic industry. Oleo-HA allows for the use of usually water-soluble Hyaluronic Acid in color cosmetic products, which are mainly based on oily ingredients. Oleo-HA provides excellent moisturizing, lip-plumping, and rep
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I actually use this, its incredible! The vegetable glycerin just adds such a soft touch, shame it tends to ruin packaging.
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Use a W/O emulsifier with hlb of 3-6 and you should be able to include enough water soluble moisturisers. Play around with % to determine the most appropriate but I would start around 2.5-3.
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