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  • sadam029

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    December 7, 2022 at 2:07 pm in reply to: Formula clouding at low temperatures

    PhilGeis said:

    Expanding on ketchito’s excellent point
    You should be cautious re enzyme dust as aerosolized it’s quite allergenic - sufficient to risk anaphylaxis.  In laundry detergent (with enzyme)  manufacturing, dust control is a major safety priority, and employees are periodically tested and moved to jobs of nonexposure if allergy detected.

    Wow. I was unaware of that. I use a proper full face mask for most mixing, but had not been for the enzymes. Thank you very much for the warning.

  • sadam029

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    December 7, 2022 at 2:05 pm in reply to: Formula clouding at low temperatures

    ketchito said:

    At pH used in cosmetics, CAPB will only be cationic and zwitterionic. The zwitterion would interact better with highly anionic surfactants. In your system, the kraft point could be a bit low, and adding salt would make things worse. So, either find out what’s the limit of salt you can add, add a hydrotrophe (like Sodium xylene sulfonate) or increase your pH (sometimes that helps, just not too high, since enzymes can be destabilized).

    Btw, that’s not a cosmetic, right? I’d worry about the effect of proteases on skin. Also, you need a stabilizing system if you work with enzymes.

    Thanks for the reply.

    It is not a cosmetic and there should be no skin contact occuring.

    I’ve increased the PH without any luck. But I’ve ordered some SXS and will report back with what happens. Thanks for the suggestion.

  • sadam029

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    December 7, 2022 at 2:04 pm in reply to: Formula clouding at low temperatures

    Why you adjust pH nearly 7, cloudy occurs when your amphoteric  surfactant in phase neutral ( not in ion form) and crystalized in solution,  try to adjust pH to acid or basic based on your purpose , i hope it will resolved

    I’ve increased the PH to 8, 8.5, and 9 without luck. But thank you for the reply and suggestion.

  • sadam029

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    November 29, 2022 at 5:16 pm in reply to: Formula clouding at low temperatures

    PhilGeis said:

    assume enzymes blend is liquid

    The enzyme blend starts as a powder, its is mixed into water and after 1.5-2hrs, the supernatant is taken. This is done 3 times before being added to the mixing tank, which already contains the majority of the h20 to be used.

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