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  • Abdullah

    Entrepreneur
    June 6, 2022 at 2:40 pm in reply to: Incompatibility of salicylic acid & ethyl lauroyl arginat HCl

    ketchito said:

    @Abdullah It depends. If you’re slightly above the pKa, you might find part of the acid protonated, and part unprotonated. The higher the pH (above pKa), the higher the amount of unprotonated acid.

    Thanks

  • ketchito said:

    1. You need to have both species in the same (liquid) form for assisted deposition to happen, but EGDS is usually floating around as crystals

    2. Glyceryl oleate forms W/O emulsions; if you use it as emollient for instance, in a shampoo and in the presence of cationic guar, then guar could flocculate some Glyceryl oleate’s droplets and help them deposit during rinsing

    Thanks ????

  • Abdullah

    Entrepreneur
    June 6, 2022 at 11:32 am in reply to: suggestions on this facewash formula for acne prone skin

    @Perry can i rename this post to “suggestions on this facewash formula for acne prone skin”

  • Abdullah

    Entrepreneur
    June 6, 2022 at 2:19 am in reply to: How does dirt and oil go inside miccele from a cleansing product?

    Perry said:

    Yes, the micelles break down & reform.

    The system is dynamic & the picture you shared is simply a metaphorical snapshot in time. The molecules don’t actually stay in positions like that for very long. This video gives a better sense of what is going on. But remember it is also just a metaphorical illustration. 

    Thanks a lot

  • Abdullah

    Entrepreneur
    June 6, 2022 at 12:03 am in reply to: Is something wrong with my homogenizer?

    Changing the product will solve the problem.
    You can ask them if you change the part, for how long will you not need to change it again. 
    If they said you will never need to change it again, it means only this product has problem. Changing the product or brand both will help.
    If they said you will need to change it every this amount of time then you need to change the brand.

    A good homogenizer doesn’t need to change anything regularly. 

  • Abdullah

    Entrepreneur
    June 5, 2022 at 11:55 pm in reply to: Sodium carbomer compatibility with Catonic

    No it is anionic

  • Abdullah

    Entrepreneur
    June 5, 2022 at 12:46 pm in reply to: lamellar gel network

    Pharma said:

    Abdullah said:

    All in mol ratio
    1. What is the best ratio for maximum emulsion stability?
    2. What is the best ratio for maximum conditioning in hair conditioner?
    3. Can liquid emulsifier like polyglyceryl-4 laurate+ GMS or fatty alcohol make LGN products?
    4. Can SLS or SLES+ GMS or fatty alcohol make LGN product?
    5. If GMS is used as LGN promotor, what should be counted as it’s molecular weight?
    For example

    GMS is 358.57g/mol(google search

    GMS with 40% mono, 50% di & 5% tri is 500.512g/mol (my calculation)
    GMS with 90% is 385.215 g/mol(my calculation)

    So if i am using GMS with 40% mono, should i count it as 500.512 g/mol or 358.57 g/mol?

    1. As said, the optimal ratio of a given formulation (if said formulation even has one) depends on the formulation itself and can not be calculated.
    2. See N° 1.
    3. AFAIK laurate is the short end of hydrocarbon chains which still forms liquid crystals. However, the low melting point becomes an issue and may result in very fluidic liquid crystals.
    4. Yes
    5. Yes (is’t still an estimate because all the other cosmetic ingredients are oft not pure and have only average MW but that’s usually close enough).

    Thanks

  • Abdullah

    Entrepreneur
    June 4, 2022 at 10:34 am in reply to: Is something wrong with my homogenizer?

    What is the motor power and what was the price of product?

    Homogenizers work for very long period of time without any problem. 

    This problem is not common. Looks like this particular product you have purchased had problem.

  • Abdullah

    Entrepreneur
    June 4, 2022 at 5:26 am in reply to: Professional homogenizer and overhead stirrer for 5 liter batches

    Not sure where you are located…but the sister brand with Dynamic (EU based)….sells the stand.

    Fixed emulsifier homogenizer Misceo 250F (misceo-cosmetics.com)

    It will fit your MiniPro.

    For how long can this one work?

  • Abdullah

    Entrepreneur
    June 4, 2022 at 3:09 am in reply to: lamellar gel network

    @Pharma thanks a lot for such explanation.

    Some more questions

    All in mol ratio
    1. What is the best ratio for maximum emulsion stability?
    2. What is the best ratio for maximum conditioning in hair conditioner?
    3. Can liquid emulsifier like polyglyceryl-4 laurate+ GMS or fatty alcohol make LGN products?
    4. Can SLS or SLES+ GMS or fatty alcohol make LGN product?
    5. If GMS is used as LGN promotor, what should be counted as it’s molecular weight?
    For example

    GMS is 358.57g/mol(google search

    GMS with 40% mono, 50% di & 5% tri is 500.512g/mol (my calculation)
    GMS with 90% is 385.215 g/mol(my calculation)

    So if i am using GMS with 40% mono, should i count it as 500.512 g/mol or 358.57 g/mol?

  • Abdullah

    Entrepreneur
    June 4, 2022 at 2:16 am in reply to: 1% or 2% sodium salicylate vs 5% tea tree oil comparison for acne.

    Thanks a lot @”Dr Catherine Pratt”

    My product is simple 2% salicylic acid in water neutralized with sodium hydroxide to dissolve it in water.
    In that line of products i only use functional ingredients and reduce anything else as much as possible so no need to use fragrance or marketing ingredients. 
    Kind of trying to copy The ordinary type but more simpler.

    I have piroctone olamine but can’t dissolve it in simple water solutions for leave on products.
    Any idea how dissolve even 0.1% piroctone olamine in water without using glycols? 

  • Abdullah

    Entrepreneur
    June 3, 2022 at 4:43 pm in reply to: Behentrimonium chloride vs Behenamidopropyl dimethylamine comparison

    Perry said:

    My guess is because it doesn’t really work that much better.
    As far as pricing goes, it’s likely that big companies can get a better price on BTMC than on BAPDMA.  The reason small resellers can’t is because all the big companies buy BTMC & they ignore the BAPDMA.

    Thanks

  • Abdullah

    Entrepreneur
    June 3, 2022 at 1:30 pm in reply to: Incompatibility of salicylic acid & ethyl lauroyl arginat HCl

    ketchito said:

    @Abdullah It’ll depend on each acid’s pKa.

    I mean is this conclusion correct? “whatever amount of an acid that is above the pka will have negative charge? 

  • (Purified Water
    Acrylamide/Sodium Acrylate Copolymer (and) Paraffinum Liquidum (and) Trideceth-6)
    Heat to 75C
    (Stearic Acid
    Cetearyl Alcohol (and) Polysorbate 60
    Cetyl Alcohol
    Glyceryl Stearate)
    (Glycerin
    Petrolatum 
    Shea Butter
    Mineral Oil
    Dimethicone
    Glycereth-26)
    Cool down to 50C
    ( 20% Water
    1% Colloidal Oatmeal USP)
    (Sodium PCA (and) Wheat Amino Acids (and) Panthenol (and) Glycerin (and) Sodium Hyaluronate (and) Hydroxyproline
    0.5% Phenoxyethanol (and) Ethylhexygycerin
    Triethanolamine)

    I made a batch with these ingredients and got a nice feeling moisturizing cream that felt very similar to cetaphil’s product. It was thick enough to put in a jar and covered the skin nicely but didn’t feel too heavy. I added the ingredients one at a time but I put parentheses around the ones I added in back to back quickly. I’ll see how the eczema reacts with the Euxyl PE 9010 and might change it later.

    We are saying 1% 9010 is not enough broad spectrum preservative and you are using 0.5% of it. It is a guaranteed preservative failure. Be careful with it. I am telling from my experience.

  • @Adamnfineman

    Colloidal Oatmeal 1%

    Allantoin, Butyrospermum Parkii, (Shea) Butter, Caprylic/Capric, Triglyceride, Ceteth-2, Ceteth-20, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Niacinamide, Panthenol, Phenoxyethanaol, Ethylhexylglycerine, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Water

    Interesting choice of preservative (9010) for an eczema product, as you have discussed your research in regard to the irritation of many of the preservative systems to compromised skin. :) 

    What is the problem with 9010 for eczema?

    I use 0.6% phenoxyethanol in my lotion for eczema and I think it is the mildest preservative for bacteria that is a real preservative.

    What is the alternative of phenoxyethanol that is milder than phenoxyethanol for eczema? 

  • Abdullah said:

     

    In my opinion top products are made by top chemists in the industry.

     Top chemists…are often hamstrung by costing chemists.  :D 

    Yes but quality will never be the same. 

    The products i produce are i think the highest quality i my market compared to my competitors, even those from big brand’s ( because here they are all fake). 
    Even doctor’s are recommending my skin and hair products ;)

    I did purchase some Pantene shampoos from UAE (because here they are all fake) to compare myself to it. Pantene was much much better compared to what i make.
    Then i decided that i should only compare myself to low quality local producs ;).

  • No one commented because maybe no one has experience with it. 

    I dont know about this ingredient but i am using polyglyceryl-4 laurate which is cold process with petrolatum and glyceryl stearate and it makes production of large batches (200kg) very easy. 

  • Abdullah

    Entrepreneur
    June 3, 2022 at 12:42 pm in reply to: Why does Cetearyl Alcohol rule the world?

    I think glyceryl stearate also rules the world of cosmetic.
    Reason maybe because GMS and fatty alcohol are the least expensive and easiest to work surfactants to make LGN products. 

    Behenyl is more expensive.

  • Abdullah

    Entrepreneur
    June 3, 2022 at 12:19 pm in reply to: lamellar gel network

    What i don’t know is if they were talking about weight percentage or molecular weight percentage?

  • Abdullah

    Entrepreneur
    June 3, 2022 at 12:15 pm in reply to: lamellar gel network

    BrendaM said:

    Hello
    I discovered an article ulprospector highlighting the effect of LGNs in hair conditioners.( said article being https://knowledge.ulprospector.com/8959/pcc-hair-conditioner-formulations/). 
    In the comment section, someone asked what would be the optimum ratio of low HLB vs high HLB to formulate a daily, economical conditioner. To which the author replied, Typically 1-1.5% Quat (high HLB) and 3-5% Cetearyl alcohol (low HLB) or a ratio of around 25-30%.
    Based on the above, what would be the same ratios for: 
    a daily leave-in conditioner
    a detangler
    a deep treatment

     I’m also struggling with this part under factors affecting LGN performance
    ” Ratio of high HLB to total surfactant has a significant impact on viscosity and the conditioning properties. For optimum conditioning, this ratio should be ~30%.”
    Is it possible for someone to elaborate with an example?

    Suppose you have 5% total surfactant (BTMS+fatty alcohol). 30% of it should be BTMS which equals 1.5% in formula.
    So 1.5% BTMS and 3.5% fatty alcohol. 

  • @ketchito thanks
    Got this point.

    Two more questions.

    1. If EGDS doesn’t function properly as surfactant in cleansing product, will it deposit on skin with help of cationic surfactant and function as refatting and moisturizing ingredient or it is just for aesthetic purpose?

    2. If GMO can functions is surfactant or co surfactant in cleanser product, will it function as surfactant and remove oils from our hair or skin or it will deposit with help of cationic guar and function as refatting and moisturizing ingredient?

  • Abdullah

    Entrepreneur
    June 3, 2022 at 6:55 am in reply to: orange spots/colonies in finished product (Cream)

    Priya said:

    pH - 5.93

    This is a really bad pH for bacteria too specially when you don’t have chelating agent

  • Off course you have experience and make good product and it may be more effective and less expensive than most of market products. 

    In my opinion top products are made by top chemists in the industry.

  • Unfortunately i don’t have experience with oatmeal. 

    If you want to make a product that is more effective than top products in the market, you cant make it. 
    Your goal should be first how to make an emulsion and then how to provide a benefit from it. 

    Phenoxyethanol+ IPBC+ EDTA + pH 4-4.5
     or phenoxyethanol+ parabens +EDTA+ pH 4-4.5

  • @Abdullah

    In order for SA to be effecive in an acne product, the SA needs to actually penetrate into the hair follicle.  That simply is highly unlikely to happen in a cleanser.

    Got it
    Thanks

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