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Finally, a great base product for your creams, lotions, body milks and
mist. And this lotion base has been developed using a different
technology, so it's easy to use to create your recipes. Most lotion
bases are pre-blends of water, oil, and emulsifying wax. Using
emulsifying wax requires that the formula be heated to melt the wax and
create the O/W bond. Those lotion bases tend to have a wax-like feel due
to the emulsifying wax and often create drag on the skin and pilling
after a second application. The viscosity (thickness) in your final
product is adjusted by the amount of water and additives you include in
your final formulation (which might mean a lot of tweaking!).
Lotion Base CM is a totally cold process product because it does not
contain waxes which need to be melted. The lotion base kit consists of
two products: Lotion Base CM - a water-thin cream base and, Polymer SP -
a cosmetic grade
thickener, which has been pre-mixed with an emulsifier. No wax or
alcohol!
Your product is
simply made by mixing 10% Lotion Base CM with 90% water (Distilled),
which makes for a very cost effective formulation. After these two
ingredients are blended, you can add up to 5% vegetable oils. Next, the
thickener concentrate, Polymer SP, is added to your blended lotion base
at levels of 3% - 9% to achieve a viscosity from very thin, like a body
mist, to very thick, like a night cream. Finally, incorporate your
preservatives, color and fragrance. You’ve got a finished product in
three easy steps!
INCI Ingredient Names:
Cetearyl Isononanoate, Ceteareth-20,
Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate,
Glycerin, Ceteareth-12,
Cetyl Palmitate
Yield:
1 Gallon Lotion Base CM makes 10 gallons of lotion
1 Quart of Polymer SP will thicken 10 gallons of lotion
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