Face Cleansing Gel

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Face Cleansing Gel
Ingredients
%

Phase A

  • Water
  • q.s.p. 100
  • Carbopol Aqua SF2 (Lubrizol/Gattefosse) (Acrylates crosspolymer-4)
  • 8
  • Sodium laureth sulfate
  • 17
  • Protlena AGL 95 (Zschimmer & Swarz/Masso) (Sodium lauroyl glutamate)
  • 5

Phase B

  • Sodium hydrozide (30% solution)
  • 0.5

Phase C

  • Coco-betaine
  • 7.9
  • Aloe Vera RS43458 (Technicoflor) (Fragrance)
  • 0.2
  • Coco-glucoside
  • 7
  • LAS (Gattefosse) (PEG 8 caprylic/capric glycerides)
  • 1
  • Glycerin
  • 5

Phase D

  • Water
  • 3
  • Versene Na2 (Disodium EDTA)
  • 0.05
  • Dipotassium glycyrrhizate 95% (Naturex)
  • 0.2

Phase E

  • Phenoxyethanol
  • 0.4
  • Microcare CLG (Thor) (Caprylyl glycol)
  • 0.3

Phase F

  • Water
  • 3
  • Cranberry PE 30% organic acids (Naturex) (Vaccinium macrocarpon fruit extract and magnesium hydroxide and tricalcium phosphate)
  • 0.5
  • Hibiscus PE 45% organic acids (Naturex) (Hibiscus sabdariffa flower extract and magnesium hydroxide)
  • 0.5

Phase G

  • Citric acid (50% solution)
  • 1
  • Glucamate LT Thickener (PEG-120 methyl glucose trioleate and propylene glycol & water)
  • 1
  • Mica & titanium dioxide
  • 0.1

Procedure

Weight the ingredients of A one by one, homogenize under gentle agitation and then neutralize with B to pH 6.5 to obtain a clear system. Mix the fragrance with coco-betaine of phase C and add it to AB, homogenize. Add the other ingredients of C one by one, homogenize between each addition. Weigh and solubilize respectively D at 50°C, E and F and add each blend in the main phase, homogenize between each addition. Adjust pH with G and homogenize, this step can appear quite long. Add H one by one.

Properties

Color, Appearance, Odor— Pearlescent fluid to semi-viscous gel; Viscosity (Brookfield RV - S05, 5rpm, 20°C))—15 000 cPs +/- 3 000 cPs; pH—5,2 +/- 0,2.

More Information

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