It won't dissolve in oil but they say it can be added into oils before emulsification. I normally add the gel to the water, let it hydrate, and then add oils directly to that. I do it that way so I can make sure the gel forms and that it's the consistency I'm looking for first. Sepimax zen has emulsifying properties, so it will create an emulsion. I think it can handle about a 15% oil phase.

No problem 😊

It will work in a body butter... HOWEVER please be aware that bacuri butter will probably change the color of your final product. Everything I've used it in appears darker and more earthy in color. So if your body butter is yellow, it will appear darker if you use this (unless you use a tiny amount). And be careful while handing the raw butter itself. By itself, it will stain (fabric, white labels, etc) until it is rubbed into the skin or mixed into an emulsion.

@@Vrie. Mafura I forgot to buy! Darn!! It took me about three difft times to get my body butter right but I love it now! I always get asked what do I use on my skin. Btw, if you have never ever tried BACABA OIL it is BOMB!!!

@@user-vx7hg3nn4v try murumuru oil- (not butter) I pay $30 for shipping to get my hands on it but it’s bombAF!

Thank you. :D

Really? I've never heard about that. 😮

Let's keep this a space for exchanging knowledge about diy hair care and skincare please. Thanks.

Thanks for being here! How much MSM do you use? I've read that 10% is the optimal amount for effectiveness, but others say 2% is a normal usage rate. So...I'm always fluctuating about how much to use. lol! Yes, the hair milk is moisturizing, especially if your hair likes LITE leave-ins. 😁

Yep, the liquid extracts are very easy to use because they contain water, sometimes a humectant, and sometimes a preservative.

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Oh no. I don't dare try to make sunscreen. Sunscreen is extremely important in that it absolutely must be formulated in such a way to make sure it's effective. If it fails or isn't formulated and tested correctly, people could be using it and not getting the proper protection. Sunblock/sunscreen is the only thing I will probably always buy from the big companies.

I got this one at Amazon

Thanks! 😁

Hydrovance? Is that the urea based one? I've heard that it's top tier but some ppl got unreasonably spooked about it (just like they did about using glycerin in the hair) a few years ago

@@curlytea yes it is urea based. I really liked it,I found that like glycerin you can’t use too much

Usually ingredients are broken down into lipids (anything oil-soluble) and waters (anything water-soluble). For determining which phase to add them to, you have to pay attention to the temperature information. Usually at a reseller/repackager's website (makingcosmetics, lotioncrafter, formulatorsampeshop, etc) there's information about temperature for each ingredient. If they don't have it, you'll have to search for it at the manufacturer's website. For example, some ingredients are oil-soluble but should only be added under 40℃. That means they go in the COOL DOWN phase instead of the OIL PHASE. The same for water-soluble ingredients. Usually if there's no temperature restrictions, you can add them to the regular WATER PHASE or OIL PHASE. You'll sometimes see these phases listed as "PHASE A", "PHASE B," "PHASE C" instead of "WATER PHASE", "OIL PHASE", "COOL DOWN PHASE".

@@curlyteaGreat explanation. Thank you.

A massive amount of research. lol! I have a natural interest in learning how to create certain things. I read not only what the resellers post about each ingredient but I also search for info directly from the manufacturer. KZbin can also be helpful if someone else has used that ingredient to make something. Then, I look for alternatives, find which ones are available to the general public in small quantities, and test that ingredient in different formulas. It's a labor of love. :D

Thank you so much! A patreon, I also post formulas I'm working on or currently tweaking as well. :D

Hi! Are you talking about another cream or the one in the video? As for the sweating issue, you may need to decrease or change your emulsifier. Too much wax can cause a weird build up on the skin that makes it not feel good over time. Make sure you're not using too much glycerin and rice protein. Also try substituting your emulsifying wax for one of the following ingredients: -6% Glyceryl Stearate SE -Lotionpro 165 + 3% cetyl alcohol -Sucramerge Pro (Sucramulse Pro) + 2 or 3% cetyl alcohol -1.5% to 2% Sepinov EMT 10 -5% ICE Silicone -5% ICE Sunflower

Hi! Unfortunately, I haven't found anything "natural" that works as well as Sepinov does. Sepinov is also an emulsifier so you'd need a natural emulsifier that can also handle low pH ingredients.

You mean you want to know if you can use baking soda to correct the pH instead of TEA? I wouldn't use baking soda to bring the pH up. If I were making this right now, I'd use an ingredient called "AMP" "Aminomethyl Propanol". Add it one drop at a time, stir well, let it sit for about 30 sec to 2 minutes, and test the pH again. It's EXTREMELY effective at raising the pH with a very very small amount so don't just pour it in there. For a batch this small, use it a drop of a time until you reach your desired outcome. You still want the pH to be somewhere around 3.5 for the quickest benefit of the glycolic acid.

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Some manufacturers use stearamidopropyl dimethylamine and behentrimonium chloride together. Mostly, I've seen SD and Behentrimonium chloride (the conditioning agent in BTMS).

@@curlytea Thank you very much for the response

I'm a formulator. :-D I'm less interested in the chemical structure of individual ingredients and more interested in finding out how each ingredient can be used to make great products. (o゜▽゜)o☆

It really is a great ingredient. I, like many other Naturals, ran away from it for the longest time until about a few years ago. This stuff goes hard. The only thing I have to watch out for is any stickiness it can cause if used at too high a percentage.

Yes! And the thing about Sepimax is that it's much more tolerant to low pH ingredients (like marshmallow root tea) and electrolytes. I was easily able to add 4% aloe vera without worry to one of the other formulas. You can do things with Sepimax that would cause many carbomers (like sodium carbomer) to fail.

Beats the heck outta me. All I know is KZbin switched to a "watch time" standard and I don't meet that threshold. KZbin's changes to the algorithm decide who the content gets to. I remember when curlytea had thousands of views but I've always been a pretty small channel. I do know KZbin's threshold for monetization changed right in the middle of me chasing monetization. So a long time ago I had to decide whether or not to continue to provide every second of content here (in hopes of meeting the new threshold for monetization) without being sure youtube's standards wouldn't change yet again. So...yeah. This channel is not monetized at youtube. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@@curlytea that’s crazy! I’m glad you still did not allow that to discourage you from Producing solid and quality content .

Yes you can. :D

Yes, pentylene can be used in hair products. It's one of the humectants in The Crown Affair Leave-in Conditioner. It's more expensive than other humectants so people tend to use it in more expensive skincare. However, it can be used in hair care. This formula (Pistachio Moist Hydration Serum) is for the face and body, not the hair.

Yes, you can use glycerin and betaine in the same formula. Often you'll see multiple humectants used in the same product because they create something called a "cascading effect" when it comes to moisture.

@@curlytea oooh wow okay thank you for that lil educational piece I never knew. Do you have videos on home made protein treatment that uses amino acids and proteins that actually penetrate their hair?

I know, right?! There's been a few times where I didn't even want to use it because I knew (or thought) I'd have to wait 8 hours before I could use it. :D

Thank you so much can this be used in oils ? I would like to make a body oil gel

If you add oils to Sepimax Zen, it will become an opaque emulsion because Sepimax Zen also has some emulsifying ability, but it's mostly a gel maker. If you want your body oil gel to have some level of transparency, this probably isn't the best ingredient for you UNLESS you're going to experiment with solubilizers for your oils. Look for an ingredient (or combo of ingredients) that turns oils into gels. They're often called "oil-gelling" ingredients. Good oil-gelling ingredients are things like NatraSap Q (aka Sapogel Q) or SucraGel CF (aka FSS SuperGel CF). But they need to be processed in a very specific way. Also, when water is added after the gel is formed, it turns into a milky emulsion. If you can figure out how to get ingredients from Alchemy, you may want to check out: www.alchemy-ingredients.com/ingredients They make ingredients that look great but if you're a small creator, you may have trouble getting access to their stuff.

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