Personal Cleansers

Gel2Oil Post-Wash Treatment

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By: Christine Esposito

Editor-in-Chief

Gel2Oil Post-Wash Treatment
Ingredients
%

Phase A

  • Water, demin.
  • 88.65
  • Edeta BD (Disodium EDTA)
  • 0.10
  • Rheocare C Plus (Carbomer)
  • 0.80
  • Sodium hydroxide (20% solution)
  • 0.80

Phase B

  • Euxyl K 100 (Schülke) (Benzyl alcohol, methylchloroisothiazolinone/methylisothiazolinone)
  • 0.15
  • Luviset Clear AT 3 (VP/Methacrylamide/Vinyl Imidazole Copolymer )
  • 2.00
  • Glycerin
  • 3.00
  • Litchiderm LS 9704 (Butylene glycol, litchi chinensis pericarp extract)
  • 0.10

Phase C

  • Eumulgin CO 40 (PEG-40 Hydrogenated castor oil)
  • 3.00
  • Cetiol C 5 (Coco-caprylate)
  • 1.00
  • Clean Citrus (Carrubba) (Fragrance)
  • 0.40

Procedure

1 Add Rheocare C Plus to water, and mix until homogeneous. Neutralize with 20% sodium hydroxide solution. 2 Add phase B ingredients one at a time, making sure each ingredient is homogeneous before you add the next ingredient. 3 Premix phase C ingredients and add them to AB phase. 4 Adjust pH to 5.50, if needed.

Properties

pH value (20°C)—5.25-5.75; Viscosity (Brookfield; RVT; spindle 6; 10 rpm; 20°C)—60,000-95,000 cP.

More Information

BASF Website: www.basf.com/us/en.html