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  • Nihed

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    January 6, 2024 at 11:55 am in reply to: Glycolic acid reacting with peservative

    Ok, I will try to switch the preservative and see if the problem is solved. Thank you very much for your help !!

  • Nihed

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    January 6, 2024 at 11:44 am in reply to: Glycolic acid reacting with peservative

    What percentage do you recommande using when combining both preservatives and is phenoxyethaol suitable for water based formulas ?

  • Nihed

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    September 7, 2022 at 10:11 pm in reply to: chelating shampoos and ph

    @Paprik thanks for your answers

  • Nihed

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    March 3, 2022 at 8:54 pm in reply to: Acids reacting with clays

    @Bill_Toge @Gordof thank you for your answers !

  • Nihed

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    February 28, 2022 at 9:46 pm in reply to: Acids reacting with clays

    @emma1985
    I used a solution of sodium hydroxide to adjust the PH ,but I’m positive that it’s between the clay and the acids.
    Just as I started to incorporate the clay mix to the water phase everything started foaming and the scent was very bad .
    In order to see what was wrong,I mixed saparatly each clay with lactic acid. The kaolin started foaming but not the pink clay I also did the green clay just to see if it was going to react or not, it did.
    here is some pics 

    first pic is when I added the clays to the water phase

    second pic : kaolin + lactic acid

    third pic : pink clay + lactic acid 

    I did the same replacing the lactic acid with citric, and same results .

  • Nihed

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    February 11, 2022 at 7:59 pm in reply to: Reducing white rub-in time in emulsions

    Abdullah said:

    I would say reduce everything in oil phase and increase fatty alcohol

    @Abdullah noted
    thank you!

  • Nihed

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    February 11, 2022 at 2:59 pm in reply to: Reducing white rub-in time in emulsions

    Use the search bar, and enter the word ‘soaping’.

    @Graillotion thank you ! I found very interesting answers from the posts

  • Nihed

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    February 11, 2022 at 2:43 pm in reply to: Reducing white rub-in time in emulsions

    If you are generally satisfied with the cream and don’t want to change too much, my only suggestion is to reduce the amount of glycerin. It won’t improve the soaping, but it may reduce the rub-in time a little.

    @@grapefruit22
    I’ll try it 
    thank you for your the advice  !

  • Nihed

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    February 11, 2022 at 2:42 pm in reply to: Reducing white rub-in time in emulsions

    @jemolian 
    gonna try this new blend 
    thank you for your help !!

  • Nihed

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    February 11, 2022 at 2:36 pm in reply to: Reducing white rub-in time in emulsions

    Paprik said:

    What @Graillotion said and also ….

    Please check your emulsifiers. Are you trying to create O/W emulsion or W/O?
    @Paprik  O/W emulsion

    And please, do not calculate anything. There is no general rule. Well, the 1/4 of oils may work for one or two emulsifiers. 

    I wonder how the cream feels actually. And what is your skin type. I guess ultra dry?
    It’s a rich cream for those with dry skin it hydrate and also protect. I usually don’t add coconut oil but I like to play with different emollients, it may appear from the formula I shared quite greasy but I can confirm to you that it’s really not, the cream gets absorbed easily and is not that heavy . but it’s definitely not for oily skin type.

    thank you for the advice !

  • Nihed

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    January 6, 2024 at 11:17 am in reply to: Glycolic acid reacting with peservative

    It’s Cosgard which is a combination of benzyl alcohol and dehydroacetic acid and water