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Making a Serum w/ Regu-Scence & Sodium Phytate

Updated: May 13, 2022


In my last blog post I talked all about Sodium Phytate and it's benefits. If you didn't read that post I recommend going back and reading it for a better understanding of this blog post.

Today I am going to be making a Serum with Regu-Scence and Sodium Phytate. I will also be adding in some Citrustem. These are all ingredients I recently purchased and you may have heard me talk about them in a recent Haul.


Before jumping into the formulation we need to make a dilution of Sodium Phytate into some water and balance the ph. As I mentioned in the last post Sodium Phytate has a high ph, so it will increase the ph of your product to about 12. I normally balance the ph of my products at the end of the formulation, but since I am using some pretty expensive ingredients in this serum, I don't want any of the serum to go to waste while trying to balance the ph.


Sodium Phytate Dilution Formula;

I began by weighing the sodium phytate in a 50 ml glass beaker. The sodium phytate is very light so it is kind of hard to get an accurate reading, so beware of that. This is why I chose to add it in first that way I can take some out if I add to much. I then added in the water and mixed. The sodium phytate dissolves almost instantly. Now we need to lower the ph. I started by adding in 3 drops of a 40/60 citric acid dilution. (I dissolved 40% citric acid in 60% distilled water) Then I poured about 12 grams of the sodium phytate dilution into a 25 ml glass beaker to check the ph. (you never want to put your ph meter directly into your formulation) At this point the ph was about 8.94, which is too high. I then added in one more drop of the 40/60 citric acid buffer into the sodium phytate dilution and waited a minute before taking the ph again. I poured 10 grams of the sodium phytate into another 25 ml glass beaker and took the ph again. It was 6.94 this time. Now I know, if I add just one more drop of the 40/60 citric acid buffer it will be around 4.94 since it lowered 2 ph levels previously with only one drop. So I added one last drop of the citric acid buffer and now I can use the sodium phytate dilution in my serum without having to worry about balancing the ph after the serum has been made.


I know this process sounds confusing, but after a lot of trial and error using sodium phytate I found it was easier to make a dilution of the sodium phytate in some water first and using that sodium phytate dilution as my water phase/sodium phytate phase of my serum.


Regu-Scence Serum Formulation;

Directions;

  • Weigh out the sodium phytate/distilled water dilution in a heat safe beaker and add in the allantoin.

  • place in a water bath and heat to 150 degrees fahrenheit to dissolve allantoin. This does not take long at all.

  • while the sodium phytate/distilled water/allantoin mixture cools grab another beaker and combine the propanedial and euxyl pe 9010 and mix together (euxyl pe 9010 has limited solubility in water so it works better mixing it into some propanedial or glycerin first)

  • I then added in the regu-scence and citrustem into the propanedial/euxyl pe 9010 mixture

  • once the sodium phytate/distilled water/allantoin mixture cools add in the dl panthenol and mix until dissolved.

  • now you can pour the sodium phytate/distilled water/allantoin/dl panthenol mixture into your other beaker containing propanedial, euxyl pe 9010, regu-scence, & citrustem then mix everything together

  • lastly add in both of the hyaluronic acids, cover your beaker and let sit for a few hours (I let mine sit over night)

  • once all of the hyaluronic acid has hydrated in your formulation give your formulation one last mix and you are done.

Benefits/Purpose of each ingredient

sodium phytate - an all-natural chelating agent that can be used as a replacement for disodium and tetrasodium EDTA in cosmetic products. Helps keep product more stable can help with discoloration and rancidity caused by metals present in formulations and works synergistically with other antioxidants. It also moisturize skin, improves skin elasticity, normalizes oily skin, may help reduce pore size, helps lighten skin, and may help improve the appearance of cellulite

propanedial 1,3 - moisturizes the skin and helps alleviate the greasiness some may find that glycerin causes

dl panthenol - has deep penetrating characteristics which provide excellent humectant benefits for restoring and maintaining natural skin moisture.

regu-scence - helps reduce visible signs of the naturally occurring cellular aging process known as senescence, delaying the appearance of skin aging by decades. boosts skin’s innate strength, stimulates skin’s detoxifying processes, provides an overall skin rejuvenation effect.

citrustem - is made from orange stem cells and works by organizing the inner structure of the skin for a younger appearance. increases skin elasticity, increases skin radiance, increases skin firmness and diminishes wrinkles, softens and smoothes the skin

allantoin - has moisturizing, soothing, anti-irritating properties and stimulates healthy, normal tissue formation

hyaluronic acid less than 6,000 daltons - helps plump, hydrate, and make skin more youthful and healthy. since this HA has a lower molecular weight it penetrates into the skin better showing more results.

hyaluronic acid 1-1.5 million daltons - helps plump, hydrate, and make skin more youthful and healthy. since this HA has a higher molecular weight it creates a lovely gel texture.

euxyl pe 9010 - a liquid cosmetic preservative based on phenoxyethanol and ethylhexylglycerin



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