Rheology modifiers

#alltheingredients: Solagum AX (INCI: Acacia Senegal Gum & Xanthan Gum), natural blend of gums, rheology modifier

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A pile of white powder sits atop a glass plate on a black surface. This is SOLAGUM™ AX, a rheology modifier to thicken water.

We first met SOLAGUM™ AX in a shorter form in my e-book, Rheology modifiers: Hydrocolloids, issued in December 2019. You can find this e-book in the shop – Rheology modifiers: Hydrocolloids – or you would have received this as part of your $10 membership in the month of December 2019.  Let’s take a look at...

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Q&A quickie: Why do we add rheology modifiers to the heated oil phase of an emulsion?

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Great question! These ingredients are used to thicken water. Why would we add it to the heated oil phase of an emulsion? We add something like Sepimax ZEN, Sepinov EMT 10, Xanthan Gum, SOLAGUM™ AX, and so on to the heated oil phase so it won’t start to hydrate while it’s in the water phase,...

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How to hydrate Sepimax ZEN over time! 

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We’ve been talking about how to use Sepimax ZEN in an emulsion over the last two posts – see part one here, see part two here – and I thought I’d offer a reminder on how to use Sepimax ZEN if you want to leave it to hydrate over night! Before we start, a few...

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Q&A: How to use Sepimax ZEN in an emulsion (part two)

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Welcome back to this short series on using Sepimax ZEN in emulsions! Yesterday, in part one, we learned how to use it in an emulsion; why we use the smaller amounts we do; and how to wet, disperse, and hydrate it. We took a look at a formula in which we used 0.2% to thicken...

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Q&A: How to use Sepimax ZEN in an emulsion (part one)

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Lotion on a green spatula with a beaker with more lotion in the background

In the monthly Q&A, Jaime asked, Hi Susan. I could use your advice working with Sepimax ZEN. I have a thick foot cream that I make with 2.5% Sepimax ZEN (INCI: Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6). (Note, it’s an anionic or negatively charged rheology modifier that works to thicken the oil phase by gelling.) When I mix it...

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