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Water based (unorthodox) clay
Hi all, I have ran many trials to try to get this right
recipe below
Water - 35%Peg40HCO - 9.5%Polysorbate 80 - 4%Glyceryl Sterate se - 1.5%Carnuba wax - 6%Castor Wax - 18%Shea butter - 6%Castor oil - 10%kaolin clay - 6%
Bentonite clay 4%Phenoxethanol SA - 1% (added at or below 60c)I hear on separen bowls, when everything I melted, I add the water into the oils and mix for a minute or two.Then I add the clay and bentonite into
everything seems fine then right around 65c it starts to get a bit too viscous (I do add PE sa at 60c but at that point it’s already too viscous you pour.I already ran a few runs with lower wax %s
is there anything I can change or add to keep things more flowing ?I’d like to pour at around 45-50c.Thanks for your help. -
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The problem here is that your waxes have very high melting points. This means that by the time you get to your desired temperature range of 45-50c, your product is basically already solid.
To solve this, you could dramatically decrease the % of wax in your formula or try using different waces with lower melting points.
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