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  Critique natural lotion

  Posted by Chemist5000 on May 2, 2018 at 10:49 pm

  Please give suggestions on this natural lotion formula. 
  I made it and it was a little thin. I wanted it to be a little creamier and thicker.  

  Deionized Water (0.2 µm filtered)	80.000
  Xanthan Gum	0.5000
  allantoin	0.1000
  Glycerin	2.0000
  Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride	4.5000
  Glyceryl Stearate SE	2.5000
  stearyl alcohol	1.0000
  Cetyl Alcohol	5.0000
  Jojoba Oil	1.0000
  Cetearyl Alcohol	1.0000
  Sunflower Oil	0.2500
  Shea Butter	0.2500
  Sweet almond oil	0.2500
  Agran Oil	0.2500
  Vitamin e	0.2500
  Aloe Vera	0.1000
  Dissolvine	0.2000
  preservative	0.8000
  Sodium Hydroxide	0.0500
  parfum	0.0000

  Bill_Toge replied 6 years ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  Bill_Toge

  Member

  May 3, 2018 at 3:37 am

  try adding some stearic acid

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  GreenFrog

  Member

  May 3, 2018 at 12:36 pm

  @Bill_Toge
  Why stearic acid and what percentage? 3%?

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  Bill_Toge

  Member

  May 3, 2018 at 8:43 pm

  it increases the viscosity at high shear, i.e. makes the product feel more ‘creamy’; try 3% and see if that works for you

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