emulsifiers

Incroquat BTMS-50 (INCI: Behentrimonium methosulfate (and) cetyl alcohol (and) butylene glycol) is a great emulsifier, imparting a dryer, less greasy feel to our lotions. As it is cationic or positively charged, you’ll be making a positively charged lotion. (Emulsifying wax NF and Polawax are non-ionic, meaning they carry no electrical charge, while Ritamulse SCG is slightly...

Ritamulse SCG (INCI: Glyceryl stearate (and) cetearyl alcohol (and) sodium stearoyl lactylate) is an Ecocert self-emulsifier that can be used at 2% to 10% to emulsify up to 25% oils in an oil in the water emulsion, although I’ve found that almost every sample recipe I’ve seen uses 8% or higher. It works best at...

As I mentioned the other day, Polawax has an INCI of emulsifying wax NF, but that doesn’t mean that something with an INCI of emulsifying wax NF is Polawax. There are many different versions of e-wax, so check what you are getting before buying! Check the INCI name to see what’s in it. And make...

I like Polawax (INCI: Emulsifying wax NF). It’s a fairly fool proof non-ionic (neutrally charged) emulsifier that works well with even large amounts of oils in things like body butters or creams. (For a technical data sheet on Polawax, please click here.) In my humble opinion, Polawax is the easiest of the emulsifiers for lotion making....

What exactly is in Polawax? This question has come up a few times lately and the answer is that we don’t know what is in Polawax. It’s a trade secret. But if this is the case, why has New Directions Aromatics posted this in their listing for Polawax? “Emulsifying Wax NF consists of four ingredients. These are...