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  Isopropyl laurate

  Posted by poonpf on September 13, 2021 at 2:16 pm

  Hi, any advise why IPL is not a common emollient used in a cream formulation?

  ketchito replied 1 year, 5 months ago 3 Members · 6 Replies
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  ariepfadli

  Member

  October 4, 2021 at 4:01 am

  see https://www.cir-safety.org/sites/default/files/alkyle122012tent_faa_final%20for%20posting.pdf
  its not yet review by CIR

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  ketchito

  Member

  October 4, 2021 at 1:43 pm

  @poonpf Also, it’s more expensive than other esters, and silicones outperform it without a negative afterfeel. 

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  poonpf

  Member

  October 4, 2021 at 11:42 pm

  @ketchito
  Thanks for your reply. Do you think the shorter carbon chain, C12 will contribute to skin irritation? 

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  ketchito

  Member

  October 5, 2021 at 1:23 pm

  @poonpf Indeed. An alternative would be to search for a palmitate instead of a laurate, although the after feel might vary a bit.

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  poonpf

  Member

  October 6, 2021 at 8:39 am

  In another context, I was thinking of IPL (C12) + IPP (C16) blend as an alternative to IPM (C14), would it give same performance in terms of skin sensory and safe on skin application?

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  ketchito

  Member

  October 6, 2021 at 1:12 pm

  @poonpf I don’t think you’ll have skin irritation from IPL, as long as you don’t use too much of that ingredient. But if you do and your concern is about skin irritation, I’d go for the blend, as long as it means you’re replacing part of the IPL with IPP. 

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