DIY Vitamin C Scrub - Tree Hut Shea Sugar Scrub Dupe
- taralee
- Sep 29, 2023
- 4 min read
Here we go, the last tree hut scrub I'm going to dupe. After this I'm going to move on to other products I want to dupe. Comment your requests.
What makes this formula different from the Coco Colada Tree Hut Scrub Dupe & the Watermelon Tree Hut Scrub Dupe is that it contains primarily water soluble ingredients. Since it is glycerin and polysorbate 20 the sugar isn't as likely to dissolve or clump over time, but it may, I'm not sure. I'll have to let this scrub sit for a while to know how it will change over time. Anyway, hope you enjoy the formula. 😊
Before we make the scrub we need to first create the silica gel base. This will include all of the oils you want in your scrub.
Formula;
70% oil (any oil or combination of oils. I used sunflower oil)
Directions;
begin by weighing the oil first
make sure you are in a well ventilated room and wearing a respirator before you open up the bag of silica dimethyl silylate.
while wearing your respirator add the silica dimethyl silylate into the oil. I had to add a little at a time and mix it in before adding more. repeat the process until you have all of the silica dimethyl silyate mixed into the oil
it will be a globby mess. Let it sit for a day or so and it will become a nice smooth gel.
Moving on to Making the Vitamin C Tree Hut Scrub
Formula;
phase A
5% silica gel base
3% shea butter
phase B
22% glycerin
18% polysorbate 20
phase C
0.3% vitamin C (INCI: tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate)
1% any fragrance oil of choice. I used this peach flavor oil
0.2% coconut shell powder
0.5% liquid germall plus
50% sugar
water soluble orange dye
250 gram recipe;
phase A
12.5 grams silica gel base
7.5 grams shea butter
phase B
55 grams glycerin
45 grams polysorbate 20
phase C
0.75 grams vitamin C (INCI: tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate)
2.5 grams any fragrance oil of choice. I used this peach flavor oil
0.5 grams coconut shell powder
1.25 grams liquid germall plus
125 grams sugar
1-2 drops of water soluble orange dye
Directions;
Using a heat safe container combine all the ingredients in phase A and place in a water bath. (fill a pan with about an inch or so of water) let heat until the shea butter has melted.
in a separate container combine both ingredients in phase B. You will notice it will thicken. This is normal.
once phase A is melted you can pour phase A into phase B and mix until combined. It may thicken.
once cooled, you can now start adding in all the ingredients in phase C.
I like to start with the vitamin, fragrance oil, and liquid germall plus first to get that mixed in.
Then I added in water soluble orange dye. I only used 1 drop for a 250 gram batch. It will lighten in color once you add the sugar in.
Once I got the color I liked I then added in the sugar and lastly I just sprinkled in the coconut shell powder until I felt like it was enough. The percentage I put in the formula is just a rough estimate.
Mix until everything is well combine and pour into desired jar. Some separation of scrub will occur.
pH adjusting; no pH adjusting needed.
Benefits/Purpose of each ingredient
sunflower oil - moisturizer
silica dimethyl silylate - Hydrophobic fumed silica that thickens oils and polyols and suspends particles in oils. Provides also thickening properties in the presence of polar solvents (e.g. dipropylene glycol, triethyl citrate or propylene carbonate). Forms transparent gels in oils (e.g. mineral oil, castor oil, plant oils). Thickens oil phases in emulsions and increases viscosity and gloss of various oils by forming oil-gels
shea butter - moisturizer
glycerin - humectant that hydrates the skin.
polysorbate 20 - is used as a high HLB emulsifier in combination with a variety low HLB emulsifiers to cover a wide range of oil in water, and water in oil emulsion systems. Alone, it is an excellent solubilizer of essential oils, a wetting agent, viscosity modifier, stabilizer and dispersing agent. Use it in the creation of linen and room sprays, body sprays and other products where oils need to be solubilized in water. In this formulation it is being used to emulsify the silica base and shea butter into the glycerin. Even though separation still occurs in this formula.
vitamin C (INCI: tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate) - an oil soluble version of vitamin C that is highly stable and easy to formulate with. Vitamin C is an antioxidant and is commonly used as a lightening ingredient.
liquid germall plus - preservative for aqueous formulas
coconut shell powder - just for looks
sugar - exfoliant
Substitutions;
substituting ingredients will change the final feel, viscosity, and overall effect of final product. percentages and formulating procedure may need to change with substitutions. these substitution suggestions are just suggestions and have not been tested to work.
sunflower oil - any oil should work fine
silica dimethyl silylate - no sub
shea butter - mango butter
glycerin - I'd imagine any glycol should work, like propylene glycol or butylene glycol but I honestly can't say for sure. I am duping a product that also uses glycerin, so I'd just stick with that. glycerin is super easy to find and inexpensive. propanedial may also work, but when polysorbate 20 and glycerin mix they thicken idk what will happen if you use anything else instead.
polysorbate 20 - the product I'm duping used poly 20, so I'm not sure if poly 80 would work as a sub, but maybe. Try it and see. I am just trying to stick with what is on the ingredient list.
vitamin C (INCI: tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate) - Vitamin C liposome
liquid germall plus - euxyl PE 9010, optiphen, phenonip or optiphen plus
sugar - dead sea salt
coconut shell powder - poppy seeds would look good
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