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viscosity issue adding extra waxes?
I have the following formula….without any thickener, initial aesthetics is like that of a regular cream, after 24 hours becomes a thick cream.(Formula A) Water, glycerin, stearyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, stearic acid, shea butter, coconut oil, sunflower oil, capric caprylic triglycerides, isopropyl myristate, emulsifiers, fragrance and preservativeNow that I need a much thicker version, like a body butter, I decided to increase the waxes, add beeswax, cetyl esters and xanthan gum (Formula
My issue is that Formula B is a flowing lotion, when I was expecting a thicker product. I’ve made the same thing without the gum and replacing emulsifiers but I’m still having the same issue.What am I missing here? Thanks. -
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what emulsifiers are you using
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I would have increased oils, cetearyl and stearyl alcohol… (I don’t like using xanthan gum in cream)
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If you already have a thick formula A and want it to look like a butter in B. Don’t increase anything, specially capric capryic triglycerides and isopropyl myristate.
Add just beeswax instead of increasing the rest.The best solution would be adding Structure CEL 500. Whenever I tested it I obtained a butter-like product. -
Thanks! I followed your advice and now I have a thick butter. I didn’t use Structure CEL because I need all natural ingredients in my formula though.I’m wondering you were suggesting me to watch out specially for capric capryic triglycerides and isopropyl myristate?
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If you were to add the triglycerides and isopropyl myristate, you would be negating the thickening effect of the extra waxes.
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