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Clear Face Wash Gel goes cloudy
I am trying to formulate Clear bubble face wash/cleanser gel but ended up with dull and not shiny clear final product any advise?
My formulation is asSles 10
Cabp 2
Cdea 2
Edta 0.2
D penthanol .15
PG 3
Glyscrine 5
HPMC .05 (tried without it too)
Carbopol .05 tried without it too
Alovera gel 2
Citric qs
Aqua qs -
10 Replies
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Use only surfactants and HPMC. It will be clear. Then add each other ingredient one by one and see which one is the cause.
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Did you mean 0.05% or 0.5% for the HPMC and Carbomer?
May as well remove the panthenol; it will only be rinsed down the drain and not deposited onto your skin. The aloe vera gel is likely unnecessary as well.
I suggest following @Abdullah‘s advice to determine the cause of the cloudiness.
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@Chemaccounts What is the pH of your final formula?
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ketchito said:@Chemaccounts What is the pH of your final formula?
Final PH is btwn 5 to 6.Camel said:
Did you mean 0.05% or 0.5% for the HPMC and Carbomer?May as well remove the panthenol; it will only be rinsed down the drain and not deposited onto your skin. The aloe vera gel is likely unnecessary as well.
I suggest following @Abdullah‘s advice to determine the cause of the cloudiness.
Thank you for your reaponse i tried without HPMC , alovera and Carbopol , product was clear but not that much also texture i ws looking for not achieved (looking for a clear with shiny bubbles ) but infusion of HPMC also affecting clarity and carbopol is making it worst.. i researched last night about infusion of acrylates/C10-30 visited mkt couldnt find hooe it will give clear shiny texture with tiny bubbles.. two other ingridients i m looking forward to incorporate is Menthyle Lactate and Salicylic Acid by droping carbopol , alovera , D penthanol. Any comments or suggested formulation in this regard will be highly helpful.. thanks stay blessed
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Chemaccounts said:ketchito said:@Chemaccounts What is the pH of your final formula?
Final PH is btwn 5 to 6.Camel said:
Did you mean 0.05% or 0.5% for the HPMC and Carbomer?May as well remove the panthenol; it will only be rinsed down the drain and not deposited onto your skin. The aloe vera gel is likely unnecessary as well.
I suggest following @Abdullah‘s advice to determine the cause of the cloudiness.
Thank you for your reaponse i tried without HPMC , alovera and Carbopol , product was clear but not that much also texture i ws looking for not achieved (looking for a clear with shiny bubbles ) but infusion of HPMC also affecting clarity and carbopol is making it worst.. i researched last night about infusion of acrylates/C10-30 visited mkt couldnt find hooe it will give clear shiny texture with tiny bubbles.. two other ingridients i m looking forward to incorporate is Menthyle Lactate and Salicylic Acid by droping carbopol , alovera , D penthanol. Any comments or suggested formulation in this regard will be highly helpful.. thanks stay blessed
Hpmc was taken .05%
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@Chemaccounts maybe the HPMC wasn’t fully dissolved?
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It was disolved in hot water and converted into gel then incorporated other way was dosolved in glycerine both tried
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@Chemaccounts Could you add some base (like NaOH) to increase pH up to 7 or up, to see if clarity increases?
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Have you tried thickening with just salt? and are the percentages for your surfactants the active matter %? CAPB often comes as ~30% solution for example
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ketchito said:@Chemaccounts Could you add some base (like NaOH) to increase pH up to 7 or up, to see if clarity increases?
ok i will try this way
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