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Cloudy gel with eucalyptus oil

Posted by DavidW on November 13, 2015 at 12:35 pm

Hi all,

This should have been simple. My chemist is trying to make a clear Ultrez 21 gel that contains 0.7% eucalyptus oil. She has tried tween 20, triton x-100, a combination of these, PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil and some others. It is hazy. Any ideas?

Thanks,
David

Bobzchemist replied 8 years, 5 months ago 3 Members · 6 Replies
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Microformulation

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November 13, 2015 at 1:15 pm

In my experience I have had best results with Polysorbate 80. If you read further (I will try to find the article), they recommend starting at 4 parts solubulizer to 1 part Eucalyptus oil and work slowly up. It takes a little finesse to get fully solubulized and hence a clear product.
DavidW

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November 13, 2015 at 5:31 pm

Thanks Mark !!
Bobzchemist

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November 16, 2015 at 4:33 pm

Also try Poly Suga Mulse D9 or D6. Start with 5:1 solubilizer:oil

http://www.colonialchem.com/poly-sugamulse-d9/
Microformulation

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November 16, 2015 at 6:28 pm

@bobzchemist Great choice also. I have had good luck with the D9 and Eucalyptus oil.
DavidW

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November 25, 2015 at 12:52 pm

@bobzchemist Thanks for the suggestion Bob.
Bobzchemist

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November 25, 2015 at 2:51 pm

No problem. It’s amazing stuff - solubilizes things that even PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil can’t.

Not to put the good folks at Colonial down, they certainly make fine products (and we’re customers), but this is the first new product they’ve come up with that’s really outstanding - nothing else like it currently on the market.

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