• Formulating

  Detergent thick

  Posted by JD on February 24, 2015 at 3:19 am

  I am working with a formula and all was good until I added essential oils..
  I had a nice thick viscous formula: water,sls,Cocoamidopropyl Betaine, cocamide dea,borax, diazolidinyl urea and iodopr…..
  All was nice and thick until I added my essential oils!!

  What can I add to get my viscosity back?

  chemicalmatt replied 9 years, 10 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  belassi

  Member

  February 24, 2015 at 5:39 am

  Normal. Hard to say more without seeing the formula but borax? Why borax?

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  chemicalmatt

  Member

  February 24, 2015 at 3:41 pm

  Oils crash viscosity all the time, especially terpenes, which I’m guessing are present in those essentials. You’ll need a different builder to hold this up, likely a cellulosic gum.  Borax, SLS, Cocamide DEA, Germall? Very cool, I like it when folks formulate “old school”.  Keep it up, JD, just don’t sell it in California.

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