Ultra-Mild All-Mineral Sunscreen

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Ultra-Mild All-Mineral Sunscreen
Ingredients
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Phase A

  • Dehymuls PGPH (Cognis) (Polyglyceryl-2 dipoly hydroxystearate)
  • 5.00

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  • Monomuls 90-O 18 (Cognis) (Glyceryl oleate)
  • 0.50
  • Finsolv TN (Finetex) (C12-15 alkyl benzoate)
  • 6.00
  • Myritol 318 (Cognis) (Caprylic/capric triglyceride)
  • 6.00
  • Isopropyl myristate (Cognis)
  • 8.00
  • Myritol 331 (Cognis) (Cocoglycerides)
  • 6.00
  • Lanette O (Cognis) (Cetearyl alcohol)
  • 1.00
  • Parsol TX (DSM) (Titanium dioxide & dimethicone & silica)
  • 10.00
  • Euxyl K 300 (Schu00fclke & Mayr) (Phenoxyethanol & methylparaben & propylparaben & ethylparaben & butylparaben & isobutylparaben)
  • 0.80
  • Z-Cote HP1 (BASF) (Zinc oxide (and) triethoxycaprylylsilane)
  • 5.00
  • Dow Corning 345 (Dow Corning) (Fluid cyclopentasiloxane & cyclohexasiloxane)
  • 1.00
  • Magnesiumsulfat, Heptahydrat (Merck) (Magnesium sulfate, heptahydrate)
  • 1.00
  • Water dem.
  • 39.70

Phase B

  • 1,3-Butylenglykol (Merck) (Butylene glycol)
  • 10.00

Procedure

Heat phase A to 85°C while stirring. Heat part B to 80°C and add to phase A while stirring and homogenizing the emulsion. Cool down further to room temperature. It is highly recommended to remove oxygen as much as possible by using vacuum while producing the product.

Properties

Viscosity—41200 cps (Brookfield, RV5,10 rpm); SPF in vivo—24.9 In vitro UVAPF (Colipa 2007)—Not measurable;  PFA—7.4. Notes: For U.S. AP, LA EU.

More Information

DSM Nutritional Products, Tel: (973) 257-8501; Website: www.nutraaccess.com