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Granules in my cleansing balm
Good day to everyone, I am trying to formulate a cleansing balm. Here is my formulation:
Ingredients
CCT 38.80%
Emulsifier (Glyceryl Stearate (and) Cetearyl Alcohol (and) Sodium Olivate (and) Inulin) 10.00%
Shea Butter 7.00%
Beeswax 4.00%
Sunflower Oil 29.00%
Vitamin E Oil 0.20%
Cetearyl Alcohol 11.00%
When I finished the batch, it looks and feels good. However, after 3 weeks it had granules and a feel of exfoliation and I don;t like that on my cleansing balm. Is it maybe because of the shea butter? Should I just omit it in my formulation?
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This discussion was modified 2 months ago by
jonathan02.
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Yes, shea butter is known to be notorious for getting grainy:
https://www.reddit.com/r/DIYBeauty/comments/1cid9na/i_think_my_homemade_beard_wax_is_suffering_from/https://www.reddit.com/r/DIYBeauty/comments/ex7ziz/grainy_shea_butter/
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No need to omit shea butter, just add a small amount of polyglyceryl fatty acid ester (PEFA) to this such as Polyglyceryl-6 oleate or Polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate. PEFA are added to food oils and butters for this same purpose. Food techs call it “kernelling” if I recall.
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