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sodium stearate/stearic acid
I’ve read both are used together to form a paste-like texture in scrubs….has anybody worked with these in scrubs?
I’ve only used sodium stearate for deodorant sticks around 8%, but in this case I want a gel that I can actually grab and use it to exfoliate the skinAny suggestion on a starting % I can try? -
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Jose, that Na stearate gel you speak of only works with lower-chain alcohols and diols, e.g. SDA, propylene glycol. Once you start “pimping out” that system with other ingredients, the gel structure fails and you get an amorphous gunk. You can get a paste-like texture using mixed alkali stearates (K, Na,TEA) , some free stearic acid, and glyceryl stearate, Check out any “old school” shaving cream formulation, then modify from that starting point. You’ll have your pasty scrub in no time. Being soap, it will clean the face pretty well too!
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