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Few minutes of irritation with Polymeric emulsifiers & thickeners
I prepared different cream gels using either lecigel (1.2-1.5%) or sepinov emt 10 (1%). In all these formulations I added sepimax zen (0.5 to 1%) towards the end for additional thickness.
Oil phase not more than 2%.Immediately after making cream gel if I apply over my skin I feel this tingling and urge to itch kind of feeling. However, it goes away after a few minutes.
I apply these preparations few days after making them and my skin doesn’t react the same way. Although I still get a little tingling.
So my question if polymeric emulsifiers are used in a formula (with no other emulsifiers or thickeners) then should the preparation be not used immediately and left for few days?
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You’ll need to list all the ingredients in your formula if you want any helpful answers. With the information you provided the best answer I can give is…maybe.
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Here are the formulas:
Water 83.878 Niacinamide 5.000 Propylene glycol 3.000 MSM 3.000 Sepimax zen 1.500 Sepinov emt 10 1.000 Licorice extract 0.500 Phenoxyethanol + EHG(Euxyl PE 9010) 1.000 Tamanu oil (refined) 1.00 With lecigel
Water 68.700 HA 10.000 Niacinamide 6.000 Propylene glycol 4.000 NAG 2.50 C12-15 Alkane 1.000 Lecigel 1.500 Squalene 3.000 Ceterayl alcohol 1.500 PE +EHG 1.000 Sepimax Zen 0.500 Used it before adding Sepimax zen and I felt the same-the urge to itch that persisted for few minutes
Also my skin is not sensitive to actives. Prepared the first formula with only sclerotium gum and didn’t have any such issues
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With 6% niacinamide I don’t see how your skin would not itch no matter what thickener was employed. I know that mine would. Are you sure you are “not sensitive to actives”?
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Agreed @chemicalmatt . And Phenoxyethanol is known to cause skin problems at a high level too. Also, pH can be a factor. The fact that you didn’t experience any problems previously may or may not mean that you won’t have problems in the future. Multiple exposures to a high level of niacinamide may have caused sensitivity.
It’s unlikely SEPIMAX ZEN is the problem. However, everyone’s skin is different so it’s possible.
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Regarding the formulas you provided. One of them has Tamanu Oil (Refined) and the other one doesn’t have Tamanu Oil which one of them did you get the tingling and the urge to itch?. I passed by this link concerning Tamanu Oil (refined) Skin Irritation:
https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=Awr9CW8dgidge_0AZWNXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNncTEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Nj?p=skin+irritation+from+tamanu+oil+%28refined%29&fr=yset_widemail_chr_win -
Did the Lecigel one caused problem too?
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@Thota yes, It did. However, when I used today which is after 5 days after making I didn’t feel the same urge to itch. This is not the first time I experienced this. That’s the reason I posted this question to know if polymeric emulsifiers such as sepinov and lecigel are to be left for a while after formulating.
@JOJO91343 the one without Tamanu too had the same issue. -
Have you patch tested the other ingredients to see if they are the cause?
My skin is sensitive to some ingredients like some glycols and it seems i’m allergic to topical niacinamide since it gives me welts. I’ve no issues to those polymeric emulsifiers that you have tested with.
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