[Onthejourney]

Hey Perry,

I appreciate your assistance with this formulation. I’ll heed your advice to begin with fewer ingredients. However, I would like to include an emulsifying wax containing polysorbate 60 and cetearyl alcohol.

How does this sound as a starting point?

Water: 91.7%

Emulsifying wax: 3%

PVP: 4%

Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate: 1%

Carbomer: 0.2%

Triethanolamine: 0.1% (as needed?)

I will of course only make a small batch for use & see if the product meets my expectations regarding its consistency, hold, and stability– and adjust the formulation as necessary based on the results.

[Onthejourney]

As someone very new to formulating, I’m finding it a bit hard to grasp your advice about choosing a fatty acid that might have better overlap. Could you please elaborate on your recommendation?

[Onthejourney]

Sorry for the delay in responding, but I think this is a sound suggestion that I’ll be following. Thank you for your input!