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  • O/W emulsifer wax

    Posted by Anonymous on April 8, 2020 at 1:48 pm

    Hello 
    I have cetyl alchol and SLS and

    Glycerol monostearate 
    Tween 60
    I would like to make strong self emulsifing emulsifying wax high stability at high ph 
    How I can the % for each one
    chemicalmatt replied 4 years, 8 months ago 1 Member · 1 Reply
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  • chemicalmatt

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    April 10, 2020 at 5:31 pm

    Bashar, SLS will not play well with those other three given its water solubility. 
    You may want to add it separately into water phase when formulating and not much either. As for your D.I.Y. emulsifying wax, a starter with HLB value ~ 10 not considering the cetyl component will be:
    Cetyl Alcohol  60.0%
    Glyceryl Stearate  20.0%
    Tween 60 20.0%

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