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  • CMIT MIT+formalin stability in 25% SLES liquid

    Posted by Abdullah on February 4, 2022 at 3:17 pm

    Can i mix 2% CMIT MIT (300 ppm active) and 1% formalin (3700ppm formaldehyde)  in an SLES solution with 25% active surfactant and store it and use it regularly when making samples and product in large batch?

    Will it be stable? 

    This is to make these products easier to use.

    Abdullah replied 2 years, 9 months ago 2 Members · 5 Replies
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  • PhilGeis

    Member
    February 4, 2022 at 5:36 pm

    probably - keep pH neutral or slightly acidic

  • Abdullah

    Member
    February 5, 2022 at 1:36 am

    PhilGeis said:

    probably - keep pH neutral or slightly acidic

    Good

    Thanks
  • Abdullah

    Member
    February 7, 2022 at 12:01 pm

    @PhilGeis can i ask what percentage of surfactant minimum is required to stabilize CMIT MIT?

    I make a Shampoo with 8% total surfactant and plan to make a facewash with 5% total surfactant.

    Will it be stable? 

  • PhilGeis

    Member
    February 7, 2022 at 12:16 pm

    Sorry - I don’t know.  You could run a diffusion study to semquantify pres stability.

  • Abdullah

    Member
    February 7, 2022 at 1:15 pm

    PhilGeis said:

    Sorry - I don’t know.  You could run a diffusion study to semquantify pres stability.

    Ok 
    Thanks anyway

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