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Can you write it to see how complex it is

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2. not important

3. As emulsifier when used with another emulsifier

4. First high speed then slow speed

5. Yes phenoxy reduces viscosity

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Yes it would work.

Start from 1% each and change according to your desire.

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<div>Can you name that top ingredient or complete ingredient list of Pacifica?</div>

Also Hand made means the producer can’t afford the machine.

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Hi @LeonB

. My tanks and mixing equipments are all metal and SS. I have tried to but sodium hydroxide alone did damage my equipment in sample making with ~10 minutes contact time. So i want to avoid them for this reason. Maybe my method was wrong.

. It is laundry liquid

. Don’t have any anti foam yet. I wanted to add some ≤0.5% cocamide DEA too. Of course it increases foam but also cleaning power.

. Don’t know about these ingredients

. Currently don’t have access to enzymes but can import them.

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Good point

Thanks

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Of course SLS is stronger but 50:50 blend foam much better than 9:1 or just SLS. I don’t know about cleaning power though

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Got it

Thanks a lot

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I don’t know anything about DCMIT. What are your comments on this?

Surfactant is SLES.

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It is 4,5-Dichloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one.

It also has

Mg chloride 4-8%

Mg nitrate 14-18%

For premix, isn’t isothiazolinones stable at 10% surfactant solution?

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They say it has 14% CMI MI active at 3:1 ratio and also 0.009% DCMIT.

Is this spec ok for cosmetic use?

I would use only 3ppm active CMI MI in final product.

Also, as this 14% active is very concentrated, i want to make a blend if 10% SLES and 10% of this preservative to make it 1.4% active and then store it and use it for smaller batches or sample making. Is this method correct?

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Time would be more depending on temperature, viscosity and homogenizer size. It would be much more than 2 minutes.

I dont count rpm, so lower is better. Maybe 100rpm

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4. At first high speed, time depends on batch size. Sample size 1-2 minutes. Then slow mix. No need high shear mix

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Then add some FO

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Thanks

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@chemicalmatt hello

Thanks of the advice

Eid Mubarak to you too

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Thanks

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Yes

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If you are using BTMS 25, just use it the way it is. If you want more viscosity then increase BTMS quantity.

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Don’t add extra fatty alcohol to it and yes it would be stable

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Use some sodium benzoate and reduce pH.

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Thanks a lot

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Thanks

Should we also not dilute Kathon ICP II with water the same as Kathon ICP before adding to finall product or it is stable for this?

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@PhilGeis ”(looking only to mold contamination risk)” is this only in cleansing products or for emulsions and serums too in a pump package?

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The one in the glass which is yellowish is the one i currently use and i import it from another country. According to their COA(photo attached) it has Magnesium nitrate& Magnesium Chloride.

The one in the bottle is available locally recently. It COA is not available and local supplier also don’t know that details.(local suppliers here don’t know much technical details or COA of any item they sell).

Is it possible that CMI MI 1.5% has one color and 14% has another color?