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  • skininthegame

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    September 23, 2019 at 4:36 am in reply to: Lactic Acid and Glycolic Acid Face Cream - A Formula Critique

    @MarkBroussard, perfect. Thank you for confirming! 

  • skininthegame

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    September 23, 2019 at 2:35 am in reply to: Lactic Acid and Glycolic Acid Face Cream - A Formula Critique

    @MarkBroussard, noted.  In that case, is sodium phytate a good sustitute for TEA and able to do double duty (ph adjuster + chelating) in my formula in that regard?

  • skininthegame

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    September 22, 2019 at 12:40 am in reply to: Lactic Acid and Glycolic Acid Face Cream - A Formula Critique

    @ngarayeva001, thanks for the into to PHAs. This is interesting to me. May have to make an exfoliation serum for more AHA sensitive skin with this.

    @Pharma , many thanks for recommendations. I’ve updated my formula and will let you know how it all turns out.

    Cheers!

  • skininthegame

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    September 20, 2019 at 8:37 pm in reply to: Lactic Acid and Glycolic Acid Face Cream - A Formula Critique

    EDIT
    On the caprylyl glycol, I can up that.  Is 1.5% sufficient? Typo:( Not sure what I was thinking. More like is 0.5% sufficient. 

  • skininthegame

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    September 20, 2019 at 8:11 pm in reply to: Lactic Acid and Glycolic Acid Face Cream - A Formula Critique

    Ok, so I checked on ways to purchase Phytic Acid. I found Sodium Phytate @ lotion crafters.  I’ll be ordering it  for this formula. Thanks for the suggestion.

  • skininthegame

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    September 20, 2019 at 7:51 pm in reply to: Lactic Acid and Glycolic Acid Face Cream - A Formula Critique

    Hi @Pharma, thank you for the feedback. Was not even aware to use Phytic as a chelating agent. This is great information for me to look into.

    On the caprylyl glycol, I can up that.  Is 1.5% sufficient? It is not Lexguard HPO but a blend of caprylyl glycol (67-73%) and ethylhexylglycerin (27-33%).  I used it in addition to my main preservative blend (Phenoxyethanol & Ethylhexylglycerin) on basically all of my emulsions.

    AL & GA: I consider  any decrease in the appearance of post-acne marks/ hyper-pigmentation and improved smoothness in skin texture to be my standard for effectiveness.  

    Azeloyl diglycinate: I’ve been trying to read studies on this. I’ll add it and see if the overall formula shows marked improvement and will give feedback on my take. 

    Thanks for your help. BTW, I am somewhat new at this in that I started research a few years ago how to make products.  This is my first posted question. Your insight on the various questions along with others’ insights is a real education.