chemicalmatt
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Dandy,
With an oil load of 25 - 30%, you could get away with formulating without any GMS or cetyl, which by the way will not work here without a co-emulsifier of higher HLB (that’s why so many supply the glyceryl stearate and PEG-150 searate combo), and just use Pemulen TR-2 polymeric emulsifier along with your Carbopol. No other emulsifer needed - just watch your electrolytes!
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Avick, if you are talking about oxidative (“permanent”) hair colorants, then film formers and UV absorbers are the best bet. I’m a big fan of deacetylated chitosan as a natural film-former. It’s cationic, grants a soft feel, doesn’t have much of a build-up attitude and might work OK here. (It still won’t work as well as the best of the synthetics: polyethyleneimine.) And no, I do not sell chitosan, so my opinion is neutrally informed. As for natural UV absorbers - uhhh…coconut oil has a SPF 2, I think. Not much help there I suspect.
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Didn’t DOW invent the Chelation Value spec? Or was it Hampshire? Trivia question only.
Beha, it should be noted Mike is referring to solid state EDTA sodium salts. Some folks like to use the solutions. Calculate accordingly if you are one of them.
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I seem to recall it also dissolves in other polyols, such as glycerin, sorbitol, ethoxydiglycol, dipropylene glycol. Cannot remember the solubilty factors, sorry to say. Best yet is ethanol or phenoxyethanol - if you can stomach it. I also recall certain amphoterics like coco-betaine worked. Hope this helps.
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gfeldman, you are correct. You want to enhance, not inhibit, the activity of peroxidase enzymes, Gustavo. As for antioxidants in skin-care formulations, there is a virtual galaxy of them out there. I wouldn’t know where to start there are so many..
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I’ll just point out here, Jose, that 15% salicylic acid is wart remover country. Just how much “beta-hydroxyacid” do you think you need? You may want to pull back a bit.
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Jose, that Na stearate gel you speak of only works with lower-chain alcohols and diols, e.g. SDA, propylene glycol. Once you start “pimping out” that system with other ingredients, the gel structure fails and you get an amorphous gunk. You can get a paste-like texture using mixed alkali stearates (K, Na,TEA) , some free stearic acid, and glyceryl stearate, Check out any “old school” shaving cream formulation, then modify from that starting point. You’ll have your pasty scrub in no time. Being soap, it will clean the face pretty well too!
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Tasia, the only effective cationic ingredient that will solve both issues, and possibly make the cut as “natural” is chitosan (deacetylated). It is derived from critters, not plants though: shrimp shells. It is expensive, especially the HMW stuff, but it works splendidly!
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Mike,
I think the only rule is how exacting your ingrdient disclosure needs to be to satisfy the legal department in a case such as this. Were this a routine personal care formulation, I would not bother reporting the NaOH, and none would be the wiser, especially since you and I know it does not exist in its purely ionic form but more so as a salt with methylparaben in this case. After considering any possible legal claims against the KY makers (J&J, right?) by KY users could prop up, I’m sure the lawyers said “list it”.
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You are not being ridiculous, you are the voice of reason! You should draw them that famous graph that exhibits the SPF value as asymptotic from number 45 onwards! A picture might be worth a thousand words here. Also, regardless of chemical sensititvity issues, do you think it is possible for a human test panel to validate that SPF value? Might be nigh impossible, and certainly VERY expensive. Good luck.
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vjay, if you can cite the source of the article you mention, that would be helpful. I have never heard or read of any mineral interactions with avobenzone; especially with a relatively inert one like TiO2. In any event, you may want to avail one of those singlet-state quenchers (esters) supplied by HallStar since sunlight itself degrades avobenzone somewhat rapidly - that much is definitely known!
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dmh0023, GMS will not form any pearlescence without emulsifying in water, so an anhydrous pearl isn’t going to happen that way. If you’ve got to have that pearly appearance, and your formula has no water, just add one of the many pretty mica blends (aka “glitter”) and be sure to suspend it well.
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Gustavo, my only experience with anionic styling resins is with the terpolymer Amphomer series from National Starch (now Akzo-Nobel?) and the ISP Gantrez series.of PMMA/VA copolymers (now Ashland?) These folks give you the equivalent weight and you plug in the correct MW for your alkaline agent, which I recommend be AMP or AMPD, also the degree of neutralization, and this gives you the various properties of film pliability - which you are obviously schooled in already. A helpful hint: use an alkyl amine (e.g. cocamidopropyl dimethylamine) to neutralize and you’ll get a nice firm hold with added humidity resistance, yet a nicer feel. Brazil, eh? Wish I was there - it’s minus 10C here in Chicago. Best of luck to you.
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Rahma, not to state the obvious, but mineral oil would be best. If you just have to go natural, however, coconut oil (92 mp), meadowfoamseed oil, jojoba oil, and olive oil have been shown to best penetrate the cuticle into the cortex, in decsending order of efficacy. The cortex is where you want to be. Look back into the SCC Journals (since 2004, if I remember) and you’ll find the TRI Princeton study article.