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Foundation Primer Issues
Hello! I am just starting out making cosmetics and I made a foundation primer yesterday. I used it and it worked great but after sitting overnight, I noticed a tiny bit of separation starting at the top of the jar. My recipe is:
13% Cyclopentasiloxane6.5% fractionated coconut oil9.5% argan oil6.5% silica microsperes64.5% silicone gelDoes anyone have any suggestions on what might be causing the separation and what I can do to fix it? -
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You are mixing lipids and silicones. Different polarities. Nothing to hold them together.
That is what is wrong I think. You need some stabilizing agent to keep it together.
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Thank you guys, much appreciated! Should I try E Wax NF?
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E Wax NF is an O/W emulsifier. This won’t work. Plus you have no water, so you cannot create an emulsion. You need silicone or oil compatible stabiliser. Or both (?) I am not really sure, I have never done such a product.
You would need to experiment, or hopefully someone else will have an answer for this.
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Thank you Paprik ????
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cetyl dimethicone or sepgel or one of the gel emulsifiers i.e., gelmaker Rheo, from making cosmetics. Not too much though or you’ll get pilling.
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