Skin Lightening Gel

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Skin Lightening Gel
Ingredients
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Phase A

  • Water
  • 77.30
  • Natrosol 250 HHR (Hercules F) (Hydroxyethylcellulose)
  • 1.50
  • Abil B 88183 (Degussa/Goldschmidt) (PEG/PPG-20/6 dimethicone)
  • 2.00

Phase B

  • Glycerin
  • 3.00
  • Preservative
  • q.s.

Phase C

  • NaOH 10% (Sodium hydroxide)
  • q.s. to pH 8.5
  • Citric acid
  • q.s. to pH 4-5

Phase D

  • EDG Plus (Moellhausen S.p.A.) (Ethoxydiglycol)
  • 5.0

Phase E

  • Water
  • 10.00
  • Alpha-Arbutin (Pentapharm)
  • 1.00
  • Uvinul DS 49 (BASF) (Benzophenone-9)
  • 0.20

Procedure

Disperse Natrosol 250 HHR in water, then add Abil B 88183. Mix phase B, then add it to phase A. Adjust the pH to approx. 8.5 with NaOH 10% to obtain a clear gel. Then adjust the pH to approx. 4.0-5.0 with citric acid. Add phase D under stirring. Add phase E and mix to obtain a homogeneous gel.

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