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  Micellar water ph

  Posted by Mohammad on March 2, 2023 at 6:16 am

  Hello, I have formulated a micellar water, but I have a problem, when I raise the ph to 5.5, the solution becomes cloudy. How do I fix this problem?

  Richard replied 9 months ago 7 Members · 8 Replies
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  MarkBroussard

  Member

  March 2, 2023 at 9:19 am

  Why are you trying to raise the pH? If you Micellar Cleanser has a pH below 5.5, better for preservation. There really isn’t any benefit to raising the pH.

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    Mohammad

    Member

    March 3, 2023 at 2:56 pm

    Sorry, what I mean is that when I try to bring the ph from 7.5 to below 6, the solution becomes cloudy

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  Paprik

  Member

  March 2, 2023 at 6:44 pm

  I second Mark.

  But if you would like to know the reason why it is getting cloudy you would need to provide full formula.

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    Mohammad

    Member

    March 3, 2023 at 3:07 pm

    Pahse A:

    Water

    EDTA2 Sodium

    Urea

    Cocamidopropyl betaine

    Gliceryn

    Butyl glycol

    B3

    B5

    Pahse B:

    Sodium lauryl sarcosinate

    PG40 hydrogenate caster oil

    Phenoxy etanol ethylhexil geliceryn

    Pahse c:

    Parfum

    Citric acid

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  ketchito

  Member

  March 3, 2023 at 9:50 pm

  Could you do a knock-out test, removing your CAPB?

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  pharmacist

  Member

  July 23, 2023 at 2:19 am

  hi

  i have this problem as well 😔

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  chemicalmatt

  Member

  July 24, 2023 at 2:26 pm

  I’ve been doing this cosmetic science gig for >40 years. Can someone explain to me what the heck is implied, explained or described - preferably in physical chemistry lexicon - by “micellar water”? I’ve long considered this a marketing scam.

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  Richard

  Member

  July 24, 2023 at 4:17 pm

  Remove the urea and reduce surfactant level. Urea is going to keep the pH up anyway.

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