formulating ingredient to milky&hydrating texture

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formulating ingredient to milky&hydrating texture

Posted by goldie on June 15, 2017 at 3:43 pm

hi there fellas! i add the il of a sample base i got i really liked but i want to make it more milky&hydrating texture what in your opinion can i add or take out? i didnt yet add any fragrance to it.thank you in advance

Ingredients: Aqua (Deionized Water), Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice (Organic Aloe), Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil (Organic Sunflower), Isopropyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Glycerin (Kosher, Vegetable), Butyrospermum Parkii Butter (Shea Butter), Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil (Organic Jojoba Oil), Panthenol (Vitamin B5), Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract (Organic Green Tea), Centella Asiatica Extract (Organic Gotu Kola), Equisetum Arvense Extract (Horsetail), Geranium Maculatum Extract (Wild Geranium), Taraxacum Officinale Extract (Organic Dandelion), Stearic Acid, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin

goldie replied 7 years, 8 months ago 4 Members · 9 Replies
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johnb

Member
June 15, 2017 at 5:14 pm

I very much doubt that this is a complete declaration.

Where is the emulsifier? The glycerol stearate is insufficient, even with the tiny amount of stearic acid/NaOH and the polymer.
goldie

Member
June 15, 2017 at 5:33 pm

thanks for the eye opening comment johnb i will ask them,i copy it from what i got on the sample itself
Bobzchemist

Member
June 15, 2017 at 8:28 pm

The “Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer” could be Pemulen TR1 or 2.
goldie

Member
June 15, 2017 at 10:23 pm

thanks bobzchemist, is that mean that as an emulsifier it can be enough&sufficient?
johnb

Member
June 16, 2017 at 7:46 am

Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer is a thickening agent which can act as an emulsion stabiliser. It is not an emulsifier.
MarkBroussard

Professional Chemist / Formulator
June 16, 2017 at 12:52 pm

They’re probably using Glyceryl Stearate SE (Self Emulsifying) which has the same INCI as Glyceryl Stearate.
goldie

Member
June 16, 2017 at 3:12 pm

thanks mark im waiting for an answer from there chemist and will ask that also in the meanwhile im looking at the formula and think what can be added to make it more “runny” silky and hydrating ?
Bobzchemist

Member
June 16, 2017 at 3:22 pm

The INCI name “Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer” can be any number of materials. If it is actually one of the Pemulens, the use of Sodium Stearate and self-emulsifying Glyceryl Stearate might be enough to stabilize the emulsion - or it could be an incorrect ingredient label. There’s no telling, really. Read the literature, it’s very useful:

Pemulen

TDS-114

Bulletin 21
goldie

Member
June 16, 2017 at 3:29 pm

thank bobzchemist, much appreciation :)im going to read it now