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Types of Vitamin E
Perry et al,
I am thinking of adding Vitamin E to a KOH based liquid soap but there seems to be several kinds of Vitamin E available at many different price points. Tocopherol Acetate and d-alpha-tocopherol, soy bean oil are two I found. A brief bit of info on the different types and suggestion for usage with the above described product would be helpful and appreciated!
Regards,
David -
6 Replies
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Well, the first question is why exactly is it that you are adding Vitamin E to your liquid soap … what function do you expect the Vitamin E to perform?
Tocopherol Acetate … Least expensive option if your objective is to prevent rancidity in oils in your formulation.dl alpha Tocopherol … if you want to include a skin-beneficial antioxidant in your formulationTocotrienols … about 40X more effective than dl alpha tocopherol as a skin-beneficial antioxidantGenerally, you can include Tocopherols at 0.5% to 1.0% -
Mark,
Thanks for your reply! I’m hoping for some skin benefits but price may ultimately decide which option to choose. Thanks for the info on the types and I appreciate the usage rate information as well! Thanks for your assistance! Now I can try and find a supplier!
David
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Try J Edwards International
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Thanks, Mark! I’ll check them out!
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If you are just going for marketing claims you can use 0.01% of any of them.
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Perry, thanks for the suggestion. Pricewise, adding any of the four different types of Vitamin E would be too costly for this project. I have never added an ingredients for “marketing claims” and this issue forced me to think about it for the first time! So far, I haven’t done it in my product line and I decided not to. Thanks for your input!
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