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  How to Make a Dry Body Oil Using Aloe Vera Juice

  Posted by PSchoe on March 30, 2018 at 2:22 am

  Hi 
  I would like to know how to make a Dry Body Oil using a “waterbase”  I’ve made a basic lotion and I’m happy with the outcome - but how do you get water and oil to mix without creating a lotion or gel?  Thanks for your time and advice in advance. 

  PS:  The oils I would like to use: 
  Raspberry Oil, Apricot Oil,  Jojoba Oil, Coconut Oil, Argan Oil, Meadow foam Oil

  PPS:  Emulsifiers I think I could use:
  Peg 40, Xantam Gum.

  PPPS: I would like to add the following ingredients:
   DL - Panthenol, Silica microspheres, Olivem 300, Cetyl alcohol

  PSchoe replied 7 years ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  OldPerry

  Professional Chemist / Formulator

  March 30, 2018 at 12:42 pm

  “how do you get water and oil to mix without creating a lotion or gel“

  Normally, you don’t.  You could make a clear micro emulsion with high shear and the right ingredients. Or you could use sonication technology (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10942910600596464)

  I’m really not certain what type of product you are trying to make.  Dry body oil is a marketing term but it appears what you want is a clear system that uses the oils listed and aloe.

  You won’t be able to make this. For example, you can’t make Cetyl Alcohol clear in a water system. 

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  PSchoe

  Member

  April 7, 2018 at 11:53 am

  Thanks Perry

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  bellbottom

  Member

  April 11, 2018 at 7:00 pm

  by dry body oil do you mean one that will absorb quickly? then look into oil absorption rates. oils like macadamia are called *dry* because they absorb super fast and leave a dry feeling afterwards.

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  PSchoe

  Member

  April 11, 2018 at 9:55 pm

  Thanks ?

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