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Cleaning sunscreen residue on metal
I’m new in formulating, and currently i work for physical sunscreen formulation. I was practicing on making water resistance w/o physical sunscreen. the formulation contain Titanium dioxide as the main UV filter, and after making the batch using big stainless pot (5 kg batch size), i found some trouble when cleaning the pot after i left the dirty pot for several hours using dish-washing soap. I also found similar residue while making vanishing cream with high TiO2 content, meanwhile i don’t find this problem while making other formulation
does anyone has any suggestion on why this could happen? and how to clean TiO2 residue on stainless or any other metal?
do i need to use specific material or methods to remove this kind of residue?
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No offense but people “new to formulating should NOT, absolutely NOT attempt to make an SPF product. There are numerous posts from experienced Formulators echoing this sentiment.
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hiii, thank you for the concern. just to clarify, i think i made mistake on my description because this is my first time posting
i wasn’t making my own formula, i was practicing on making all type of formulation using my senior’s formula. when i find any problem they said that i should look for the answer on my own first before the discussion, that’s why i try to ask heree
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This reply was modified 4 weeks ago by yachapsa.
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The go-to alkaline cleanser all of us formulators use is Alkanox. This will clean your pot. Someone told me they even saw it in Lowes but I doubt that. You can buy it through lab supply houses (VWR) and through industrial supply houses (McMaster & Carr, W. Grainger)
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