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  • O12

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    September 27, 2018 at 6:19 am in reply to: Help with my Gel

    Ngarayeva001 As usual you are right TEA at 1.3% and the Carbomer is at 1%., also EDTA at 0.1%. 

  • O12

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    September 25, 2018 at 11:48 am in reply to: Help with my Gel

    Hi Ngarayeva001  I have a non Organic  Aloe ferox gel which we sell over 600kg  a year, in this gel i do use the the Carbomer INCI Acrylates C 10-30 Alkyl Acrylate crospolymer at 2% and my TEA at abour2.6% . This makes a amazing gel. 
    Why I use Aloe ferox petcin it is 100% Certified Organic via Eco Cert, I have gone to look at their requirements for Organic and Mark correct me if i am wrong but it states that  to claim Organic your  end product must have 95% organic ingredients and the other 5% Natural or Synthetic So can use the Carbomer but will adjust the pH with caustic soda flakes.(5ml to 100ml mix with water)

    BCBull I am also trying to souce the ingredients you suggested, but cannot believe the amout of time it takes to source these ingredients locally.
    Any case will keep you updated 
    Thank you  
     

  • O12

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    September 18, 2018 at 10:32 am in reply to: Help with my Gel

    ngarayeva001  I have sourced A Sodium Hyaluronate and requested a sample, would love try this in my gel. But at a cost of $1.300 you were right it is to expensive.

  • O12

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    September 17, 2018 at 10:27 am in reply to: Help with my Gel

    Sorry will try to source these, please see below   question by supplier.

    the normal Natrosol HHR – Tylose H 100 000 YP2.

    I see it is a HHBR grade – are they able to send through the
    spec so I can make sure on which exact grade from Tylose please?

  • O12

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    September 17, 2018 at 7:07 am in reply to: Help with my Gel

    Thanks Sven, as a Mzani Formulator I definitely need all the advise and information i can get.. To be honest I had to go google this word. :)  

    ngarayeva001  You ask about the preservative being to high  please look at the attachment. Just a bit worried that this preservative at this % will affect the thickness of my gel 

    BCBull i will also try and source Natrosol HHBR , My first formulation I used Euxyl PE 9010 at 1% worked very well, but makes my gel 99% Organic.

  • O12

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    September 14, 2018 at 6:26 am in reply to: Help with my Gel

    Thank you ,  My gelling agent is the - Amorphophallus konjac root extract - but was told to lower this to 1%.   will see if I can get a local supplier for HMW Hyaluronic acid. 

  • O12

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    September 7, 2018 at 8:08 am in reply to: Help with my Gel

    ngarayeva001  Thank you for your assistance so far, really appreciate it.
    Let me try again…

    Aqua Di water                                                                     62.7%
    Aloe ferox leaf extract                                                          20%
    Glycerine  ( to what %  would you suggest I lower this)           5%
    Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl Alchol,Phenylpropanol or perfume    4.5%
    Rose damacena flower oil in water  ( this is a  hydrosol)         4%                                                                                        
    Amorphophallus Konjac Root Extract                                       2.8%
    Enriocephalus Punctulatus water    (hydrosol)                            1%

    The pH  of this is around 4 and I need to get closer to 7.
    Can adjust this with Caustic soda of Potassium Hydroxide Fakes or pearls, but my suppliers of these ingredient suggested I use these at 1:1 ratio, then just add drop at a time till I get my correct pH.

    Sibech -
    The product creates a film on the skin that starts peeling. Our company Organic Aloe is one of the leading suppliers of Aloe ferox raw ingredients in South Africa, http://www.organicaloe.co.za . In fact we started the fist Aloe Factory in South Africa  in about 1984. I uses our Pectin/gelly ( 50:1 strengh/concentration?) for this folmulation - this ingredient is 100% Organically Certified. 
    I have used  Solagum AX : Acacia Senegal Gum  2.5 &%  with  Xanthan Gum 0.5%
    gave a runny & stringy Effect.
    Then tried Solagum Tara :  Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum 2.5% -0.5% but get that peeling effect
     In my normal gel( not Organic) I use Carbopol Ultrez 21 amazing gel would like something similar.

    Just of Interest Aloe ferox Mill also known as the Cape Aloe .
    Aloe Barbadensis Mill  known as Aloe Vera
                            
      

  • O12

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    September 5, 2018 at 1:22 pm in reply to: Help with my Gel

    Sorry this is what I have.
    Aqua Di water   62.7%
    Aloe Ferox leaf extract 20%
    Glycerin   5%
    Cosphagard Precare 4.5%
    Damacena Flower oil 4%
    Cosphaderm KG 2.8%
    Eriocephalus Punctulatus water 1%

    This gel is lovely but as I said has a peeling effect. Why and what can i do to fix this?
    Also..
    I need to adjust the pH but being a new at this I really dont know how, I have received samples of caustic soda pearls, caustic soda flakes and potassium hydroxide flakes, Was told that I can add this to an Organic product. Which would be the better product, and on a ratio of 1:1 does this mean 1 ml of caustic soda to 1 ml of water, and that every 1 drop of this solution would up the pH with 1% 
    Thank you

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