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How to make a skin oil less…..oily?
I want to make a skin oil with several different types of oils in it. I just don’t want it to feel super greasy. I’ve used several skin oils that feel beautiful and don’t leave a greasy residue. What can I add to my oils to achieve this?
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Use esters. Isopropyl Myristate (aka IPM) is easy to find, cheap and has a dry feel. Replace half of your oils with it and your product won’t be greasy. C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate is another good option (heavier than IPM). Esters are great.
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@BekaS try lightweight oils they do the job.
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@ngarayeva001 was right on the money with isopropyl myristate. It’s great at removing stickiness and enhancing penetration.
Also, make sure that you don’t accidentally make a w/o emulsion, which will naturally be very greasy. O/w is what you want. I used lecithin with my first emulsions, and I ended up with w/o creams that were very sticky and unpleasant.
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@pccochran, it’s true about conventional W/O but modern materials allow creating high internal phase w/o with fantastic sensorial. Light and fluffy and yet cushiony. Very hard to stabilize unfortunately. The longest living prototype was just 4 months for me. Still trying
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I can’t wait to hear about what you learn.
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This is the most stable one:
INCI % Aqua 61.00% Betaine 3.00% Magnesium
Sulfate1.00% Sodium lactate 2.00% Euxyl PE 9010 1.00% PG 3.00% Phenyl trimethicone 3.00% Caprylic/Capric 1.00% Magnesium Stearate 0.50% Cyclopentasiloxane (and)
PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone8.00% Cetyl PEG / PPG-10/1
Dimethicone0.70% Polyglyceryl-3 Triolivate 0.50% Color 15.00% HCO 0.30% It’s a foundation but it can be made into a moisturiser if you don’t add pigments. What I learnt so far, adding salt and Mg stearate is a must.
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How about using alpha bisabolol
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Alpha bisabolol is an active that is added at very low % and has nothing to do with greasiness
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ngarayeva001 said:Use esters. Isopropyl Myristate (aka IPM) is easy to find, cheap and has a dry feel. Replace half of your oils with it and your product won’t be greasy. C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate is another good option (heavier than IPM). Esters are great.ngarayeva001 said:Use esters. Isopropyl Myristate (aka IPM) is easy to find, cheap and has a dry feel. Replace half of your oils with it and your product won’t be greasy. C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate is another good option (heavier than IPM). Esters are great.
do you mean 50/50 opils and Isopropyl myristate?REALY,?
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You need to play with proportions because everyone’s perception of what is oily and what isn’t is different
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A volatile silicone, like cyclo D5 (cyclopentasiloxane) also has a less greasy feel and makes spreading easy.
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@ngarayeva001 what does salt and mg stearate do that it is a must?
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Salt is a must for any w/o. It will separate otherwise. Mg Stearate is a stabiliser of the oil phase. It can be replaced by a wax.
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