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My Clay Pomade Came Out Clumpy
I tried making my 2nd batch of clay pomade and it came out clumpy this time.
My formula:
H20 - 51.05%
Kaolin Clay - 5%
Bentonite Clay 1%
Ceteareth25 - 8%
PVP - 3.6%
Propanediol - 1%Beeswax 5%
Emulsify Wax - 15%
Stearic Acid - 2%
Sweet Almond Oil - 3%
Shea Butter - 4%Fragrance - 0.25%
Preservatives - 1.10%150g batch.
The only issue I had during this batch was getting all the Ceteareth-25 to dissolve completely. Even at 75C, they were sticking to my stir stick and wouldn’t dissolve much. I probably should have waited but I went ahead and mixed my water phase and oil phase together at around 75C and used an immersion blender (w/ milk frother because it was the smallest attachment I had) which seemed to have helped dissolve the Ceteareth but gave me lots of foam (I assume from the milk frother). However, as my mixture was cooling, it started to look clumpy (i.e. like rice pudding).
Do you know what happened here and how I can fix my process?
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