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Water Based Body Shimmer (Exclusive)

Formula

phase A

  • 3% Glycerin

  • 3% 1,3 Propanediol

  • 1% Euxyl PE 9010

  • 1% Siligel

  • 0.5% Xanthan Gum Soft

  • 0.5% Sparkle Sunshine

  • 1% Fragrance Oil (I used Vanilla Sugar)

phase B

  • 90% Distilled Water

50 gram recipe;

phase A

  • 1.5 grams Glycerin

  • 1.5 grams 1,3 Propanediol

  • 0.5 grams Euxyl PE 9010

  • 0.5 grams Siligel

  • 0.25 grams Xanthan Gum Soft

  • 0.25 grams Sparkle Sunshine

  • 0.5 grams Fragrance Oil (I used Vanilla Sugar)

phase B

  • 45 grams Distilled Water

Directions;

  • combine all ingredients in phase A together and mix.

  • pour phase B into phase A and mix until everything is well combine.

  • pour into desired container. I used this bottle here

pH adjusting; I did not check the pH because I don't think I'd ever get all of the glitter off of my pH meter, but this product is mainly water so it has a pH level around the same as water.


Benefits/Purpose of each ingredient

Glycerin - humectant that hydrates the skin. can also help with the glitter staying on the skin.

1,3 Propanediol - humectant that hydrates the skin

Euxyl PE 9010 - preservative

Siligel - solubilizer for the fragrance oil. also is a thickener, but doesn't thicken as much as xanthan gum

Xanthan Gum Soft - thickener and suspends mica powder (keeps mica powder from settling to bottom)


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.

Euxyl PE 9010 - any water soluble preservative; e.g., liquid germall plus, optiphen plus, geogard ECT, Euxyl K 903, Tristate Eco, etc.

Siligel - I wouldn't recommend using anything like polysorbate 80, polysorbate 20, polysuga mulse D9 or any other liquid solubilizer because it causes a soapy effect. If you don't have siligel you can leave it out, but increase the xanthan gum to 1%. You might still need to shake the body shimmer before using it.

Sparkle Sunshine - you can try different micas to get a shimmer you like, but this mica produced the best results for me. I also tried Golden Buddha Gold Mica, Nina Simone Sparkles Holographic Glitter, Quicksilver, Sparkle Plenty, Sparkle Me Gold





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