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Books+Formulation ingredients percentages+Testing software
Hello everyone,
So I have just started working on cosmetic products. I am working on moisturizers right now. I have a basic idea of what my ingredients will be but, I am not able to decide the quantity of ingredients in the formulation. Can someone suggest any book or any particular way used to decide that?
Secondly, can someone suggest some books that are based on formulation? I googled it but I only came up with Bobby Brown which is based on application rather than formulation. So, any help would be appreciated.
And lastly, when I am able to formulate, is there some kind of testing software available wherein you put the names of the chemicals and their quantities and the software will tell you if the formulation is a success or not?
Thank you.
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Hello - I don’t know what you Googled but here is a list of books that will help.
https://chemistscorner.com/top-10-book-cosmetic-science-book-resources/Or you can go here and get starting formulas.
https://chemistscorner.com/where-to-find-free-cosmetic-formulas/No, there is no software where you can plug in an ingredient and the computer will tell you whether the formula will be successful or not. For that you’ll need to actually make the batch and find out. You might enlist the help of a chemist too.
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Thank you, this was some real help. Thank you so much!
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You can surf the major chemicals suppliers websites
i.e. Pilot chemical, Stepan, Clariant, Kao
print out some recipes
then write down the composition of the ingredients and concentrations they contain.Some recipes are very good, some are mediocre
some make you buy unneded ingredients they make
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@Gunther How do you know if any ingredient is a necessity or not? I read a lot of formulations, most of them contained 2-3 humectants, 2 (usually) emmolients and a lot of emulsifiers with some nutrients (Vitamins, Peptides, Cholesterol etc), perfumes and colors aside. How do you know if you do not require one of them?
Moreover, I think that a composition is great if you add a number of different components for the type of objective that you want.
For example, I am working on moisturizers for dry skin, so I would add majorly butylene glycol and glycerin because they are humectants right?
Please correct me if I am wrong. -
you should try light liq. paraffin, Propylene Glycol.
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@amitvedakar okay, I will
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