how cosmetics were made before the invention of these products

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how cosmetics were made before the invention of these products

Posted by smok on February 14, 2019 at 4:05 pm

I read some topic I find it seems that there is no substitutes to the dimethicone or syclomethicone ……

how cosmetics were made before the invention of these products

ngarayeva001 replied 5 years, 2 months ago 4 Members · 9 Replies
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Microformulation

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February 14, 2019 at 4:15 pm

Cosmetics were made but were inferior in quality. That is called “Scientific advancement.” Lets not disregard the last hundred years or so of progress in Chemistry and synthesis.
ngarayeva001

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February 14, 2019 at 4:48 pm

Well there are many “silicone free” brands even now
smok

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February 14, 2019 at 5:12 pm

ngarayeva001 said:

Well there are many “silicone free” brands even now

do you realy believe in that
KateCreates

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February 14, 2019 at 6:19 pm

This site has some older methods and formulas, some even from when pharmacies formulated at the counter:
http://www.cosmeticsandskin.com/subject.php
smok

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February 14, 2019 at 6:31 pm

KateCreates said:

This site has some older methods and formulas, some even from when pharmacies formulated at the counter:
http://www.cosmeticsandskin.com/subject.php

really interesting thanks dear
ngarayeva001

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February 14, 2019 at 7:04 pm

Yes, I do really believe in that. In fact, you can formulate a product with polymers and you won’t need silicones because polymeric emulsifiers don’t soap like conventional surfactants do. Or you can formulate a silicone-free product with rather unpleasant texture but market it as natural/green/clean/organic/vegan and people will still buy it.
I have 6 varieties of dimethicone in stock. I am not a “clean” formulator.
ngarayeva001

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February 14, 2019 at 7:06 pm

Examples of silicone-free brands:
https://www.drunkelephant.com
https://www.omorovicza.com
smok

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February 14, 2019 at 8:25 pm

ngarayeva001 said:

Yes, I do really believe in that. In fact, you can formulate a product with polymers and you won’t need silicones because polymeric emulsifiers don’t soap like conventional surfactants do. Or you can formulate a silicone-free product with rather unpleasant texture but market it as natural/green/clean/organic/vegan and people will still buy it.
I have 6 varieties of dimethicone in stock. I am not a “clean” formulator.

what about for prices of polymers is it cheapper?
ngarayeva001

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February 14, 2019 at 10:55 pm

It’s too vague question. There are hundreds of polymers and quite a lot of natural emulsifiers.