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The PH of my formulations is always acidic- 3 to 2
Good Afternoon
I really need to know what I am doing wrong. At first I thought it was the actives and botanical powders I was using, but I got know that is not what is affecting it.Distilled water
Glycerin 4%
Xanthan gum 0.2%
Propylene glycol 1%
Allantoin 0.5%
Niacinamide 5%Ewax 4%
Cetyl alcohol 1%
Sunflower oil 15%Liquid germal plus 1%
Tocopherol 1%
Fragrance 1%
Alpha arbutin 2%
Giga white 5%PH: 3.17
Please I need to know what I am doing wrong
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Or could it be the ethanol I am using to disinfect my beakers?
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When you check the pH of distilled water….what do you get? (Just checking to make sure the tester is working.
Alpha arbutin is 4.9 pH.
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Best way to find out: measure, add an ingredient, measure, add an ingredient, measure. Or the knockout method. It is difficult to say which ingredient it is, even for chemist, since the list above is a mix between trade names, INCI and chemical names.
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Thanks a lot Graillotion and David, I will try your suggestions out
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Several cosmetic ingredients come with a certain pH depending on manufacturing methods, due to impurities, or for stability reasons. That pH is often (approximately) listed on the spec sheet or the MSDS.
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