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Sucragel AOF is a great emulsifier for moisturizers because you can load it with oils and butters and still keep that thin consistency. Let’s take a look at a basic recipe for a facial moisturizer. BASIC FACIAL MOISTURIZER MADE WITH SUCRAGEL AOFOIL PHASE5% Sucragel AOF24.5% oils0.5% Vitamin E WATER PHASE65.5% distilled water, hydrosols, or aloe...
We can create some pretty complicated recipes using Sucragel AOF with minimal heating, so let’s take a look at a base recipe then some variations. COMPLICATED RECIPE USING SUCRAGEL AOFHEATED OIL PHASE5% Sucragel AOF3% cetyl alcohol5% cocoa butter OIL PHASE17% oil of choice or combination HEATED WATER PHASE12% aloe vera11% hydrosol of choice0.5% allantoin WATER...
Here’s a comment Tony made on this post on emu oil: Tony EMU Farm-This is an important product in emu-farming. From the fat oil can be extracted. This oil gets absorbed in human skin within 4-5 seconds and reach the bones. Hence this oil is mainly used in skin ointments and also for various cosmetic products....
Sucragel AOF can be used to make cold lotions, but sometimes we need to heat our ingredients to incorporate them into a lotion. Let’s take a look at a few situations in which we might need to heat ingredients in either the oil or water phases. SLIGHTLY THICKER BUT STILL LIGHT LOTION USING SUCRAGEL AOF...
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post on Sucragel AOF, products made with this emulsifier can be made cold. Let’s take a look at a few recipes we could make through cold process with Sucragel AOF. LIGHT LOTION USING SUCRAGEL AOFOIL PHASE5% Sucragel AOF10% rice bran oil10% soy bean oil0.5% Vitamin E WATER PHASE2.5% sodium lactate0.5%...