Narelle
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Thank you for that info. My client is actually a doctor, and very demanding. She insisted that I incorporate the triacetin at a 1:10 ratio with the urea. Apparently it helps to stabilize it. But yeah, I’m really not enjoying this project. I’m not sure where’s she’s getting her information from, but I’m glad to hear about this 40% overnight treatment.
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Have you read the ingredients list?
Salicylic acid at 2% is #6 on the ingredients list, whereas Tea Tree oil is #3 on the list, above Cetearyl Alcohol and #4 and Shea Butter at #5. Emulsifier is listed way down after aloe vera extract… it just doesn’t add up.
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Yes, no doubt. It is an anhydrous product anyway… but I still find it unlikely that they’d manage to create a stable waxy balm with 60% hygroscopic crystals. Plus the reviews on the product were very poor, saying it was a greasy stick that didn’t work at all. And the fact that it comes from China and is sold on Amazon. Seems bogus to me.
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Yes, I’m imagining it’s crunchy and crystalline!
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I might see if I can make a simple gel with it… 45% in a cream base just seems a bit unattainable at this point. I’ve even seen claims of 60% urea in a stick format which I find highly dubious.
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Is that 40% solution just in water or with humectants as well? Do you know what it’s called so I can look it up? Thank you!
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That patent wasn’t much help. It’s a patent for a product for urea content between 20 and 48%, if I read it correctly. And it’s in a propellant so it foams, like a shaving cream I assume. Thanks anyway!
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Yes, it seems unlikely it’s real.. looking at all the ingredients in addition to the 42% urea and 2% salicylic acid! I wouldn’t use PG either, but even if it was glycerin, it’s still an unbelievable formula.
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Thanks for your kind response. Yes, I’m trying to make a cream, but as you can see, I quickly run out of room in the formula for anything else. Perhaps I’ll just propose a gel-based emulsion.
I have this as a reference product, although I’m starting to doubt the legitimacy of it.