-
Formulating Tinted sunscreen
I have been trying to formulate a tinted sunscreen, but it’s leaving behind a watery consistency rather than a creamy one. Currently the formulation consists of Esters as we are keen on having a oil free sunscreen and humectants like Glycerin, Panthenol with added amount of preservative. It will really be helpful if I could get some help with setting up the formulation for a creamy yet gel like sunscreen.
The pigments are also not dispersing well enough, if I could get some ester suggestions too, it will be of great help.
-
3 Replies
-
With all due respect here @Emily2001 all esters are lipids, therefore by definition all are oils. Helping you with this project - obviously from scratch - will entail a professional consulting arrangement. There is way too much ground to cover with just helpful hints.
-
Hi Emily, what I think would be helpful here is going to Sephora/Target/Ulta… and finding an existing reference product on the market that meets your desired finish and ingredient restrictions…. the ingredient restrictions here is key as you cannot expect a MAC product to function well with WHOLE FOODS restrictions if you catch my drift. You then can study the INCI, and do some fun R&D trying to reverse engineer it. Its work, but its fun!
By doing this you will learn a ton, and learn about different blends and the finishes they yield. Happy formulating!
-
Show your formular as well snake game
Log in to reply.