Hand, Nail & Cuticle Cream

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Hand, Nail & Cuticle Cream
Ingredients
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Phase A

  • Water
  • 56.30
  • Triethanolamine, 98%
  • 0.60

Phase B

  • Crodafos CES (Croda) (Cetearyl alcohol [and] dicetyl phosphate [and] ceteth-10 phosphate)
  • 10.00
  • Medilan (Croda) (Medical grade lanolin)
  • 20.00
  • Cropure almond (Croda) (Prunus amygdalus dulcis [sweet almond oil])
  • 5.00
  • Dimethicone (Dow Corning) (DC 200 Fluid, 350 cSt)
  • 3.00

Phase C

  • Prosina (Croda) (Hydrolyzed keratin protein)
  • 3.00
  • Crodarom Vitamin E w/s (Croda) (Tocopherol)
  • 1.00
  • Phytexcell Chamomile (Croda) (Glycerin [and] butylene glycol [and] water [and] chamomilla recutita [matricaria] extract)
  • 0.50
  • Phytexcell Cucumber (Croda) (Glycerin [and] butylene glycol [and] water [and] cucumis sativas (cucumber) fruit extract)
  • 0.50
  • Methylisothiazolinone (Rohm & Haas) (Neolone 950)
  • 0.10

Procedure

Charge vessel with water. Add TEA and begin heating to 70°C. In a separate vessel, combine items of phase B and heat to 70-75°C. When designated temperature is reached, add phase B to phase A while mixing. Begin cooling emulsion. When emulsion temperature reaches 40°C, add the remaining items. Continue mixing until cool and uniform.

Properties

pH:  5.5 ± 0.5
Viscosity:  86,000 cps ± 10% (RVT Spindle #T-D @ 10 RPM, 25°C)

More Information

Croda Inc., 300-A Columbus Circle, Edison, NJ, 08837
Tel: (732) 417-0800; Fax: (732) 417-0804; Website: www.crodausa.com