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Help! Toner is sticky!
Here’s a rundown:
A.Ethanol-35
Salicylic Acid-1
Betaine-1
Fragrance-0.5B.Water-qs
Glycolic Acid-1
Sodium Lactate-1
Alpha-Arbutin-0.2
Multifruits BSC-0.5
Quinoa Extract-0.5C. PEG-40 HCO-1
The problem with my toner is that it is sticky. I lessen the % of Sodium lactate from 2.5 to 1. Still sticky. Any thoughts?
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11 Replies
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It’s probably the ethanol. I did not find a way around this. However, the effect should go away in a few minutes.
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Betaine tends to be quite sticky. If your Multifruits BSC are in a glycerine base, that could be another contributing factor.
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Silicone polyol DC 193 (1-2%)
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Update: Removed betaine. Still sticky.
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my prime suspect is PEG-40 HCO; try using a different solubiliser, e.g. polysorbate 20
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Update: Removed Betaine and Multifruits BSC. Still sticky.
@Bill_Toge I only have here PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Polyglyceryl-3 Caprylate/Caprate/Succinate and Propylene Glycol, PEG-40 HCO and Polysorbate 60.
One of my benchmarks has PEG-40 HCO but it doesnt feel sticky.
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@Bill_Toge As far as i know, polysorbates are sticky. I’m just using a solubilizer to clear my mixture cause it gets cloudy once I mixed phase B to A.
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Try replacing some of the etoh with PG
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agree with @Bill_Toge. @Lainee try lowering PEG 40 to 0.50% since your alcohol is already at 35% the risk of having a cloudy solution is low already. You wouldn’t need too much PEG-40 since it seems to me you don’t have to solubilize any oil at all.
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Add bit butylene glycol or propylene glycol. You have also some water soluble silicones thar remive sticky after feel. You can also add bit of hyaluronic acid.
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I guess also with only 1% salicylic you can reduce ethanol. 35 is too much. I guess with 15% it will be enough. If you add butylene glycol it will also helps to solubilize your salicylic acid.
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