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Facial wash with carbomer

Posted by Andraous on May 1, 2021 at 11:54 am

Any one have an idea concerning facial wash SLES base with carbomer.
My problem is that the formula isnt clear and i have a low viscosity

Andraous replied 3 years ago 4 Members · 8 Replies
8 Replies

amitvedakar

Member
May 2, 2021 at 5:58 am

I think only SepiMax zen can Solve this.
Andraous

Member
May 2, 2021 at 12:09 pm

amitvedakar said:

I think only SepiMax zen can Solve this.

Thank you very much
Paprik

Member
May 3, 2021 at 12:06 am

Hello,

you would need to include your formula, so we can see what could go wrong.
Carbomers are usually electrolyte sensitive, so if you tried to thicken the product with salt (due to SLES) it could be the cause.
As amitvedakar mentioned, Sepimax zen is electrolyte resistant, so this could help you.

Let us know! Hope this helps
Andraous

Member
May 3, 2021 at 7:38 am

Paprik said:

Hello,

you would need to include your formula, so we can see what could go wrong.
Carbomers are usually electrolyte sensitive, so if you tried to thicken the product with salt (due to SLES) it could be the cause.
As amitvedakar mentioned, Sepimax zen is electrolyte resistant, so this could help you.

Let us know! Hope this helps

No i dont use salt.
I tried to make the base as below
SLES 12%
COCO GLUCISIDE 10%
CARBOMER 21 0.8%
Andraous

Member
May 3, 2021 at 7:45 am

Can i use another carbomer not similar to sepimax zen
Andraous

Member
May 3, 2021 at 7:59 am

Can i use this one
TC- carbomer 340
chemicalmatt

Member
May 10, 2021 at 1:53 pm

This is solved by thickening with acrylates copolymers such as Synthalen W-600 (3V Sigma) or Carbopol Aqua SF-1. A whole lot less expensive and easier to use than Sepimax ZEN also. That material is better used in o/w emulsions.
Andraous

Member
May 12, 2021 at 6:35 pm

Thanks a lot