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COOLING EFFECT CREAM
I am very new in this areas. Please give me advice. Many thanks in advance.
I plan using one of these: Camphor, Menthol, Eucalyptus for my cooling cream. Which one is strong and enduring cooling effect?
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There’s also peppermint oil, that’s pretty effective and smells nice.
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@Belassi thanks a lot.
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Why not all three of them?
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@em88, thanks so much
what % of each based your experience? -
Hi everyone!
I just found after searching on internet:
when menthol or its substant touch the skin, the skin cold receptors send the signals to our brain to recognize the cooling effects. -
Try with 1% menthol, 1% Camphor and 0.2% Eucalyptus oil. You should feel the cooling effect.
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Thanks @em88
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It would be great if you give us a feedback.
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@em88 , I will some time late next week. Just order and am told that little delay due to Wuhan virus
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menthyl lactate also works very well
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@Bill_Toge thanks. I just read the white paper saying that menthyl lactate is less irritating. I do not have experience on it yet.
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Camphor activates heat receptors, not cold receptors.
Japanese peppermint oil is 60-70 % menthol. To the point that it’s solid in cold weather and you have to heat it up to weigh it. That will be a viable option if you are interested in putting a plant name on the LOI.
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@lmosca, thanks a lot.
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Camphor, same as menthol, can induce both effects, cold and warm. It mostly will depend on concentration. That’s why I suggested low concentrations.
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It’s a time-dependent effect. Camphor cooling sensation fades in few minutes and is replaced by a warming effect.
If cooling is required, I would stick to menthol or menthyl lactate only, just to be sure. -
@lmosca, thanks again. I agree with you 100%. I usually evaluate each active ingredient deeply before formulating. I am also planing to formulate heating cream for cold seasons. Cooling cream is for spring and summer.
@lmosca do you have experience on menthyl and peppermint eo? How do I improve the cooling duration and strength? -
@em88
Here are the results:
on facial cream, I tried the idea of @Belassi. Thanks @Belassi. i used only 0.1% peppermint oil. It smells good and gives cooling feel. Its smell is great! it makes you feeling good.
On the emulsified Scrubs, I used 1% menthyl lactate + mentha haplocalix extract. It cooler that I need for hand and feet. But, the endure of cooling is short. This is my first time to formulate scrubs. -
I’m glad this is working out well. Yes, you don’t need much peppermint EO. It is one of my favourites along with lavender EO.
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Dtdang said:@em88
Here are the results:
on facial cream, I tried the idea of @Belassi. Thanks @Belassi. i used only 0.1% peppermint oil. It smells good and gives cooling feel. Its smell is great! it makes you feeling good.
On the emulsified Scrubs, I used 1% menthyl lactate + mentha haplocalix extract. It cooler that I need for hand and feet. But, the endure of cooling is short. This is my first time to formulate scrubs.Thank you for the feedback. I did a test myself a few day ago. I made a gel with 3% with camphor. The cooling effect was very noticeable. It persisted for some time and it didn’t turn into a warm effect at all. I did as well tried a product with high concentration of menthol and camphor. The cooling effect was very noticable again and after 10 minutes it turned into a warming effect.
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