[Dan]

Thank you for that info and the weblinks, that is great to know.

[Dan]

Wow that’s perfect @ozgirl. Thanks heaps!

[Dan]

Interesting on the Synthalen W600 @chemicalmatt. I hadn’t heard of this product, so will read up on it.

For the Carbopol Ultrez 20/21 I have an mixing question - after letting the powder self wet into the water, I would then add the SLS. Can I turn the mixer on full blast to get the SLS to dissolve in, or would this damage the powder?

[Dan]

Thank you @Shams and @ozgirl
I’ll look into these suggestions and give them a shot.

[Dan]

What does confuse me is that there a number of grit hand cleaners out there with their ingredients printed on the back, and there is nothing out of the ordinary in the list?
E.g. one has the following items that could affect the thickness/”net”: Polysorbate 80, Cetyl Acetate, Magnesium Aluminium Silicate, Xanthan…

[Dan]

Thanks @ozgirl
Any particular product name that you would recommend?

[Dan]

Thank you for your help @Paprik

Yes that is what I wondered.

So I have tried a few items, including:
Xanthan Gum
Polysorbate 85
Magnesium Aluminium Silicate

But none have fixed the issue. Is there some other particular gum etc I should try?

[Dan]

Bit more details as to this:

I know what ingredients I want to use in it, and also a basic guide on how to add and mix them.

However in my trials the grit component either falls to the bottom, or it feels wrong.

So I’m looking for assistance as to the correct ingredients percentages to use, and how to mix them in correctly. 

I don’t want to post the ingredients publicly on this chat. But I would like to work with a chemist to figure the issue out. They would need to be English speaking,  and preferably from Australia.