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  • How to add(dissolve) ascorbyl palmitate in oil?

    Posted by IGisele on January 23, 2015 at 1:05 am

    Hi, friends. I’m a newbie here. I’m formulating a facial oil. I would like to add ascorbyl palmitate in it. It’s said that ascorbyl palmitate is oil soluble but I cannot dissolve them completely. How could I add it to the oil? Do I need any special techniques, equipment or I need to dissolve it in another solvent first? Can you give me some advice? Thank you! 

    Microformulation replied 7 years, 4 months ago 7 Members · 16 Replies
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  • Bobzchemist

    Member
    January 23, 2015 at 3:41 am

    What oil are you using? Sometimes it’s helpful to heat the oil and use a spatula to break up clumps as you’re heating the mixture.

  • IGisele

    Member
    January 23, 2015 at 11:19 am

    Hi @Bobzchemist 

    I try to dissolve ascorbyl palmitate in jojoba oil. I google it and found the melting point is 116 °C. So do I need to heat to this temperature to dissolve it? Will these high temperature damage the sensitivities of both ascorbyl palmitate and jojoba oil?
    I read the docs that Ascorbyl palmitate is very soluble in Ethanol and need emulsifier in oil? I have no ideas…. 
  • Bobzchemist

    Member
    January 23, 2015 at 2:37 pm

    Jojoba oil is technically a wax, not an oil. Do you have any other oils to work with?

  • belassi

    Member
    January 23, 2015 at 7:05 pm

    Just a suggestion: you could try dissolving it in an alternative nonpolar, such as an ester, eg Myritol 318.

  • Bill_Toge

    Member
    January 23, 2015 at 9:07 pm

    the melting point is for the pure substance, not a solution

    if it’s reasonably soluble in the oil you want to dissolve it in, it’ll dissolve at a much lower temperature than the melting point

    I agree with @Belassi; since it’s an ester, try dissolving it in another ester

  • IGisele

    Member
    January 24, 2015 at 12:06 am

    Thanks @Belassi @Bill_Toge , I will try Myritol 318 and heat it


    Hope it works!
  • belassi

    Member
    January 24, 2015 at 1:59 am

    Don’t get it too hot, capric/caprylic triglycerides is water thin to start with and will break down if you get it too hot.

  • IGisele

    Member
    January 26, 2015 at 1:28 am

    @Belassi, finally I dissolved the ascorbyl palmitate in capric/caprylic triglycerides with heating, thanks. But due to my knowledge, vitamin c is very temperature sensitive. Is it OK to heat it? I think I heat to appx 70C to dissolve it.

  • belassi

    Member
    January 26, 2015 at 2:51 am

    I honestly don’t know, perhaps someone else can help.

  • IGisele

    Member
    January 26, 2015 at 3:21 pm

    @Belassi, will the capric/caprylic triglycerides become solid after heating? the fractionated coconut oil become solid with ascorbyl palmitate after one day….

  • Bobzchemist

    Member
    January 26, 2015 at 4:26 pm

    CCT is a liquid at almost all temperatures. Look up solidification/melting points to find this information easily for almost any material.

  • cossci21

    Member
    February 4, 2015 at 3:58 am

    how much ascorbyl palmitate are you adding?
    maybe you are adding too much? I have used it in oils eg sunflower no problem without heating to 70°C

  • jeremien

    Member
    July 13, 2017 at 2:40 pm

    @cossci21, at which concentration is ascorbyl palmitate soluble in sunflower oil?

  • Microformulation

    Member
    July 13, 2017 at 2:53 pm

    This is an old post. almost 2 1/2 years old. It is unlikely you will get an answer. However, those questions can be easily found in the technical documents.

  • jeremien

    Member
    July 13, 2017 at 3:33 pm

    I was just looking to the technical documents, and only very general considerations on the solubility of ascorbyl palmitate in oil :( 

  • Microformulation

    Member
    July 13, 2017 at 3:45 pm

    I have never had an issue getting this information, but in the end it will take some experimentation.

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