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Emulsifying cleansing balm is leaving a white, waxy residue
Unlike commercial cleansing balms, this one doesn’t turn milky the moment water touches it. I’d have to massage it around before it emulsifies. Also, small bits of the product seem to solidify as it emulsifies. After I rinse everything off, there’s a small patch of a white, waxy reside left behind.
Formula:
28.90% Cetyl ethylhexanoate
28.40% caprylic/Capric triglycerides
10% PEG-20 Glyceryl Triisostearate
10% French green clay
7% Ceteareth-25 (added in the hopes of giving the balm a more gel-like texture)
6% ozokerite
4% microcrystalline wax
2% PEG-7 Glyceyl Cocoate, Sorbitan Oleate, Sorbeth-30 Tetraoleate
2% Behenyl olivate
0.25% Shea butter
0.25% kokum butter
0.25% Shorea butter
0.25% mango butter
0.20% mixed Tocopherols T-50
0.5% Germall Plus, liquidMy supplier is currently closed so I’m trying to conserve my ingredients. So before I do a knockout experiment, I’d like to hear your ideas first. Thank you!
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That is a LOT of ozokerite and microcrystalline wax, my friend. The two are chemically brothers, BTW. Ditch the Ceteareth-25 since your hopes appear to be dashed. You got plenty of nonionic surfactant in there already.
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chemicalmatt said:That is a LOT of ozokerite and microcrystalline wax, my friend. The two are chemically brothers, BTW. Ditch the Ceteareth-25 since your hopes appear to be dashed. You got plenty of nonionic surfactant in there already.
Thank you for the feedback.
I just estimated the ozokerite and microcrystalline wax based on various LOIs. I understand ozokerite is added for body and microcrystalline wax is to better bind oils?
At 45°C, this particular balm got glossy and separated a bit. I made another batch using 8% microcrystalline wax, 4% ozokerite, and 4% candelilla wax (horrible idea for this product), and it still melted at 45C.
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