help the calendula extract is separating

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help the calendula extract is separating

Posted by esthetician922 on April 5, 2022 at 12:39 am

There’s a simple oil precleanse formula I am trying to recreate and all that’s in it are the following:
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, squalane, calendula extract and vit e.

The calendula is separating from my formula but not in the product I buy from the company. too much calendula?

CCT

74.50%

Squalane

20.00%

Calendula

5.00%

tocopherol T50

0.50%

drjaysee replied 1 year, 11 months ago 6 Members · 15 Replies
15 Replies

Graillotion

Member
April 5, 2022 at 12:59 am

Does the formula you are trying to copy…have squalane?

Calendula…that sounds like a formula within a formula. Would need to know the components of that 5%. (That could contain water or glycerin…requiring addition items to hold it together.)

Aloha.
ozgirl

Member
April 5, 2022 at 1:01 am

What is the base of the Calendula extract? Is it an oil soluble extract? Or has it been extracted into Glycerin, Water or Ethanol?
esthetician922

Member
April 5, 2022 at 3:36 am

@ozgirl I bought the one off of Lotioncrafter and it says water soluble haha ugh. I can’t find an oil soluble. can I easily remedy this with another ingredient or should I search for a different calendula extract that has been extracted into glycerin?
esthetician922

Member
April 5, 2022 at 3:37 am

@Graillotion
yes it has cct, squalane, calendula extract and vitamin e.
Graillotion

Member
April 5, 2022 at 3:53 am

esthetician922 said:

@ozgirl I bought the one off of Lotioncrafter and it says water soluble haha ugh. I can’t find an oil soluble. can I easily remedy this with another ingredient or should I search for a different calendula extract that has been extracted into glycerin?

The one I saw on their site was this INCI: INCI: Glycerin (and) Water (and) Calendula Officinalis Extract

That sure the heck is not gonna work.

Oil and water…don’t mix! (Without a little chemistry…hehehe.)

They glycerin is in there as the preservative…somewhere North of 40%. And water soluble.
Graillotion

Member
April 5, 2022 at 4:05 am

Here is the ingredients…on that extract…and ratio range.
ozgirl

Member
April 5, 2022 at 4:11 am

@esthetician922 you will need to find an oil soluble calendula extract or change to a different oil soluble extract (or leave it out all together).
Graillotion

Member
April 5, 2022 at 5:16 am

If just for yourself…you could shake vigorously before each use. Think salad dressing.
esthetician922

Member
April 5, 2022 at 5:30 am

haha true @Graillotion

thank you @ozgirl
Abdullah

Member
April 5, 2022 at 5:54 am

You can add this extract to water+ preservative. Done
OldPerry

Member
April 5, 2022 at 1:25 pm

The easiest solution is just don’t use calendula extract. It has zero benefit in this formula, even at 5%
esthetician922

Member
April 5, 2022 at 3:32 pm

@Abdullah
what preservative would you recommend? since this was what I thought initially wouldbe anhydrous and wouldn’t need one.

@Perry
haha thanks for the reality check
Abdullah

Member
April 5, 2022 at 3:35 pm

Phenoxyethanol+IPBC+EDTA
esthetician922

Member
April 5, 2022 at 5:00 pm

thank you @Abdullah
drjaysee

Member
May 26, 2022 at 6:51 am

Graillotion said:

If just for yourself…you could shake vigorously before each use. Think salad dressing.

CCT	74.50%

Squalane	20.00%
Calendula	5.00%
tocopherol T50	0.50%