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Combining clay and oil
When formulating, would combining a clay and an oil to clean
the skin be counterproductive in that the clay would absorb the carrier oil
rather than working to absorb the oils from the skin? Or would there be any benefit to that
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2 Replies
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It depends on what you’re expecting the clay to do.
If you are expecting the clay to just absorb skin oil and leave behind less oily skin, then you’re correct, there is zero benefit to mixing oil with clay, unless you use a volatile and/or skin-absorbing oil.
On the other hand, if you expect the oil in your oil/clay mixture to dissolve skin oil, leave behind a mixture of your carrier oil and sebum, and the clay is there only for mild abrasion and viscosity, then you could have a viable product.
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Thank you, that’s very helpful.
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