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Cleansing Gel
I was trying to “reverse engineer” Effeclar’s cleansing gel. Their ingredients include sodium hydroxide, which is lye, so I assume they make a liquid soap type product first? I’m confused as I would never think you need lye in a gel product. I’ve looked through a ton of cleansing gel formulas and can’t find any that use lye.
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Sodium hydroxide could have been used to neutralize the Carbomer in the product. But to be sure, could you post the list of ingredients of Effeclar’s Cleansing Gel?
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Ingredient List Below. It is NOT a liquid soap type product and that is pretty clear to any seasoned Formulator. Is this something you have the experience to make?
Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, PEG 8, Coco Betaine, Hexylene Glycol,
Sodium Chloride, PEG 120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Zinc PCA, Sodium
Hydroxide, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Capryl Glycol,
Parfum -
The La Roche-Posay Thermal Spring Water is a truly active dermatological ingredient.
Rib cage is exploding.That is some seriously “thermal” marketing.
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The purpose of use of sodium hydroxide (Lye) here is only for adjustment of pH. It is a safe ingredient for pH adjustment (from acidic to neutral only).
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Definitely not a seasoned formulator. I have been able to make product dupes of a less sophisticated nature so I thought I’d take a shot at that. The lye threw me off.
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Keep trying. This is not a terribly difficult formulation to dupe as there are only 5 classes of ingredients:
Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Coco Betaine (Surfactants)PEG 8, Hexylene Glycol, , Zinc PCA, (Solvents & Skin Active - Sebum Reduction)Sodium Chloride, PEG 120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate (Thickeners)Sodium Hydroxide, Citric Acid, (pH Adjusters)Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Capryl Glycol, Parfum (Preservatives)
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