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My new formula
Hi, hope you all guys doing well. Just wanted to share my new formula for a men’s face moisturizer I have made for myself. Also I have a few questions regarding the ingredients I have used for it. Here’s the formula :Deionized water - 65.2%Vegetable glycerin - 4%Allantoin - 0.5%Niacinamide - 3%Betaine - 2%Sodium Lactate - 2%Pentylene glycol - 3%Gluconolactone - 0.8 %Panthenol - 2%Sodium PCA - 2%Preservative - (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Benzyl alcohol, Aqua) - 1.5%BTMS 50 - 3%Cetearyl alcohol - 3%Caprylic / capric triglyceride - 2%Dermofeel viscolid palm oil free (Hydrogenated Rapeseed Oil) - 1%Mango butter refined - 2%Cetiol Ultimate (Undecane, Tridecane) - 3%My first question is about phototoxicity. Because of the Sodium lactate and Gluconolactone, I am wondering if there is a risk of phototoxicity. I am attending to solarium twice a week, and I am not sure if I can use this lotion during the day of the UV expostion. I am hiding my face though!The second question is about the Pentylene glycol. That’s a new ingredient for me, I have bought it from Germany, but I am not sure if it’s a plant derived. I noticed that at some online cosmetic ingredient stores, the price of plant derived Pentylene glycol is much bigger than the price I have bought mine. Is there a really difference, or it is just a marketing trick. -
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@ggpetrov Regarding Pentylene Glycol, it can be derived from the petroleum industry or from vegetables. The difference really lies in how your product is marketed - whether its a ‘green’ formulation for instance. The price difference is probably both due to the expense of production of a naturally sourced pentylene glycol and because it has added marketing value for some. If you don’t care about the source of this ingredient, it shouldn’t matter.
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May I ask what’s the purpose of adding pentylene glycol?
BTMS-50 contains butylene glycol, so maybe you don’t need any pentylene glycol? -
JonahRay said:@ggpetrov Regarding Pentylene Glycol, it can be derived from the petroleum industry or from vegetables. The difference really lies in how your product is marketed - whether its a ‘green’ formulation for instance. The price difference is probably both due to the expense of production of a naturally sourced pentylene glycol and because it has added marketing value for some. If you don’t care about the source of this ingredient, it shouldn’t matter.
Hi JonahRay, and thanks for the answer. Actually I don’t care for these “green” concepts, since the ingredients are the same thing. My point of interest actually was focused for the difference between the “organic” and sinthetic Pentylene glycol. I guess they are the same thing (purely chemicaly) and the rest is only marketing for more money.
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Gunther said:May I ask what’s the purpose of adding pentylene glycol?
BTMS-50 contains butylene glycol, so maybe you don’t need any pentylene glycol?Hi Gunther, actually I am like a child in a candy shop, in the world of cosmetics. I just experimenting with the different ingredients, to see what will happen. You are right about the butylene glycol. BTSM 50 also contains Cetyl alcohol, but in most formulas they add additional amount of Cetyl alcohol to bring a certain effect. So I decided to add some Butylene glycol in my lotion, to boost the moisturizing effect.
It is very interesting, but my colegues told me that my face skin is like a baby skin. I am 39 years old and they can’t believe that, looking at my face. Of Course that’s a question of genetics, but I am taking care for my face and body skin.
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