• Formulating

  Thickening agent for Hand senitizer

  Posted by CreatuveHands on March 13, 2020 at 2:26 pm

  Hi all Friends

  Which one is the good thickening agent to use in 60% IPA base hand sanitizer?. Also please recommend the % also. 

  Carbomer 940 or 980
  Xanthan gum
  Sepimax zen
  Guar gum
  Aqua sf-1
  Acrypot
  Acrylate crosspolymer
  Acrylate copolymer 

  Or any other alternate chemical to use for best result .

  Agate replied 5 years, 1 month ago 4 Members · 3 Replies
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  joowan11

  DIY formulator

  March 13, 2020 at 10:44 pm

  Sepimax zen at 1.2%

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  belassi

  Member

  March 14, 2020 at 2:30 am

  Whatever you can find. Have you seen the movie, Mad Max? Well then.

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  Agate

  Member

  March 14, 2020 at 7:32 pm

  Please also read these two threads:

  https://chemistscorner.com/cosmeticsciencetalk/discussion/7154/how-to-formulate-60-ipa-based-hand-sanitizer-gel

  https://chemistscorner.com/cosmeticsciencetalk/discussion/7222/sanitiser

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