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Reducing shine in paste
Hi I have been working on a formula and I’m getting really close to where I’m happy with it but I know I need to adjust it somehow. I want it to be more matte than it currently is and my partner tends to lean towards the clean side with his formulations. I am guessing I need to add silica to the formula or potentially cut the beeswax back and add some pvp vp/va or some copy polymer Here is my recipe so far and then the product that I’m trying to emulate but with my own spin on it.
Water 40oz
Bees wax 30oz
Soy wax 20oz
Borax. 2
Potassium Sorbate .1
Avocado butter 1cup
Aloe oil 1cup
Bentonite clay 1oz
Kaolin Clay 2oz
Arrowroot powder .5oz
Lecithin 5oz
The ingredient list of the other product
Water/Aqua, VP/VA Copoloymer, Lanolin Wax, Tribehenin, Bentonite, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ceteareth-20, Propylene Glycol, SD Alcohol 40-B, Beeswax, Tridecyl Stearate, Neopentyl Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Mineral Oil, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, PVP, Peg-40 Hyfrogenated Castor Oil, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tetrasodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Fragrance (Perfume).
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2 Replies
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@Nazarene I believe the first thing you need to consider is that Borax is not permited in cosmetics:
https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.resultsUnless you’re not designing the formula for cosmetic purposes.
If you want to reduce shine of your paste, reduce waxes and increase powders.
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Also “cup” is not a suitable measure. Use weights to ensure consistency between batches.
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