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  Carbopol Gel Hand sensitiser

  Posted by jeff2000 on June 28, 2020 at 10:42 am

  I am trying to make carbopol gel hand sanitizers 
  100 ml of distilled water and 
  1gm of carbopol powder
  keep it for 6 hours for hydration 
  once the gel made I mix 75% IPA to it 
  and then add TEA to neutralise

  the issuer I am facing is

  1- some times it’s makes a perfect viscosity , but some times it’s doest and stay liquid

  2- mire over it’s not 100% clear it’s bit muddy  

  please experts guide me how to come over this situation 

  I am not 100% sure how much TEA to add in 100 ml of water base 

  Thanks 

  EVchem replied 4 years, 4 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply

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  EVchem

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  June 29, 2020 at 12:38 pm

  Can you list your formula as percent? It’s not clear exactly how much you are making. IPA is at 75% concentration w/w?
   You don’t say what kind of carbopol-there are different grades with different levels of clarity and alcohol tolerance.  

  Hand sanitizer made wrong is not effective and in these times it would be a shame to waste the alcohol. 
   https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/hand-hygiene.html
  https://www.fda.gov/media/136118/download
  You’re better off just following the already released formulas for liquid sanitizers or using 75% IPA as is

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