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Why is not crystal clear and what is the solution to have crystal clear product?
I made cleanser gel with :
Carbomer
TEA
Coco glucoside
PEG 40
MPG
Water
The product is fine as cleanser and is no tear one the viscosity is also good just I can’t understand why the product is not crystal clear however I started with crystal clear gel but adding coco glucoside the product loose transparency.(the product have more then two days then it is not problem of bubbels)
Then I want to know why adding coco glucoside decrease the transparency of product? And which is the best solution to havel crustal clear gel product saving my actif ingredients?
@Perry @Abdullah @ngarayeva001 @Pharma @Bill_Toge @chemicalmatt -
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@Paprik have you any explanation or suggestion?
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@Fekher That happened to me once, with a formula with both a glucoside and PEG-40 HCO. I don’t have a clear explanation of why, but if you heat a bit and the product turna clear, it might be due to the kraft point of your system. Try one sample removing PEG-40 HCO to see how it goes.
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suspect you may be using wrong Carbopol with CG surfactant-try C-1342
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@ketchito I have I suspect that that the solubility of neutralised Carbomer decrease with the increasing of the concentration of coco glucoside something near to the solubility of Carbomer in alcohol, I will try hot process thanks a lot for the interesting suggestions.
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@”DRBOB@VERDIENT.BIZ” what carbopol do you suggest?
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@ketchito I tried to heat the product but unfortunately it did not work, may I will give try with xanthan gum????
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@Fekher No worries. The heating was just to see if there was an issue with the kraft point. Did you try a sample without PEG-40 HCO?
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@ketchito actually no I did not tried without peg40 but we decided to make it with sush transperancy.
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What about adding some glycerin (or /and) butyl glycol to improve the quality of gel cleanser?
@Perry @ngarayeva001 @Abdullah @ketchito @Paprik -
Not recommended
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Why @Abdullah?
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@Abdullah more cleaning and less drying (I guess butyl glycol can do both)
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You can add a small amount of glycerin to prevent from “drying of the product.”
If you add small amount it should not effect the foam. If you add propylene glycol it will lower the viscosity of your product.If you’re talking about about “drying the skin”, use some superfatting agent or similar.
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@Paprik actually I talk about “drying the skin” wich superfztting agent you suggest?
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Lamesoft PO 65 (it can cause instability to the product), … ethoxylated lipids (PEG-30 glyceryl cocoate), etc …
Do a google search, plenty will come up
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