Sprayable gels and lotions

[@theinstituteofpersonalcare6401]

Please email us for full formulation, method and supplier details for all our formulas FREE: [e-mail] happy formulating!

[@light986]

Hi Belinda! Can you make a video or share some insight on how to make microemulsions?

[@theinstituteofpersonalcare6401]

Microemulsions are created with very high shear and a good balance of emulsifiers with appropriately high HLB (for o/w emulsions) - then you achieve micelles with a micro-meter dimension, so you may already be doing this, just make sure you use high shear! Happy formulating.

[@jabbymehvash8113]

hi belinda could you please tell if any micro-kit is available for preservative efficacy test ...so that i can self test my formulations for preservative challenge..i have heard about it but could not find any...please take a topic on stability studies and preservative efficacy test in future. thanks.

[@formulatebeauty6834]

Preservative Efficacy Tests is not something you can do simply. It is done by mixing specific live strains of pathogenic (illness-causing) bacteria and fungi into your product and setting the sample in conditions favouring microbial growth. Then you do a culturing (make the microbes grow on an agar plate) of a sample and do a culture count. This is done over a period of time to assure there is no increase in growth and a sufficiently efficacious decrease in live microorganisms. It is best left to a certified lab working under Good Laboratory Practice. However, there are options to monitor your bacterial load in products such as Schulke Mikrocount.

[@theinstituteofpersonalcare6401]

You can learn this in full detail by studying with us - all online - learn anywhere in the world! Please contact us for course information and which course is going to best suit you: [e-mail]

[@divyapauldurai7146]

In sprayable gels, can i use lipid soluble actives but how to solubilize it? And another question, In this formulation can I use alternate propanediol instead of Zemea propanediol/formulation can be prepared without propanediol ?

[@theinstituteofpersonalcare6401]

It would depend on many other factors also in the formula. We’d need to review your specific scenario to advise properly, please purchase consulting time here: personalcarescience.com.au/Advice/Advice-2046/ You can also get your formulation questions answered LIVE with Belinda, join our Patreon channel here: www.patreon.com/personalcarescience

[@avalons2170]

Hi Belinda. Thank you for your videos. Looking for an ingredient that helps a hair milk product (with quats ) to spray. Regards

[@theinstituteofpersonalcare6401]

Okay that is going to the top of my list, I'd love that product too!!! :) Happy formulating!

[@kathytiptonrondeau]

Awesome! I am looking for this kind of product too! I cant get mine to spray in a nice pattern, it comes out in a stream@@theinstituteofpersonalcare6401

[@enhanceyourlife7602]

Hii Belinda, Would you prefer any alternative of Novethix L10 polymer? Thank you

[@theinstituteofpersonalcare6401]

For a sprayable product, this material works really well.

[@mahdishesami5216]

@@theinstituteofpersonalcare6401 what should be the concentration of the Novethix in water? shall we solve it first in water?

[@jabbymehvash8113]

hi belinda please tell me that if i can use Schulke Mikrocount or other micro kit for microbial challenge tests. please could you take a topic on stability studies and preservative efficacy test in future or how can i learn it from IPCS thanks

[@theinstituteofpersonalcare6401]

Hi Jabby, you should not perform your own challenge tests - this is one test you definitely need to send to a specialised micro testing lab because of the method and organisms they are using, you don't want to risk a contamination issue in your factory! But we do teach how to conduct your own microbial quality checks for each batch and conduct your own stability tests and interpret results, please email us for course information: [e-mail] Hope to support your studies soon!

[@theasoapsacademy]

Hi belinda, i.love all your formulations n teaching methods. I.want to do course from.your institute. But the only problem is the i gredients what you are using is not easily available in india..so how would you help me regarding this. Will you give us any alternatives for those ingredients?

[@theinstituteofpersonalcare6401]

We teach about suppliers from all over the world and our students get access to a Dropbox database with several thousand materials in there as well as full supplier information - there would be loads you learn about you can access in India. Happy formulating :)

[@NaturesNurseNZ]

Hi Belinda -great videos- wondering if you knew of all natural or naturally derived sprayable gels (ie natural sprayable polymer ingredients?) Thanks

[@theinstituteofpersonalcare6401]

Unfortunately not as effective as these synthetic materials (yet) - but we're seeing great launches all the time, especially of natural materials, so keep attending exhibitions we're bound to see one launched soon!

[@GoodTroubleWellness]

id like to know how to mix oil and liquid for a leave in conditioner thats sprayable?

[@theinstituteofpersonalcare6401]

I can add that video topic to my list, or you can learn how to formulate with us: [e-mail] Happy formulating!

[@limegreenlotus]

Can you use these products for the face? Would it be safe?

[@theinstituteofpersonalcare6401]

Yes you could - they are perfectly safe to use on the face, and would be very refreshing! Please email us for full formulation, method and supplier details: [e-mail]

[@areejps]

please , i want to ask what do you mean by neutralizing the formula , you have , did you add acid or base ? also i want to know if we can use lubrizol without adding gelling agent to the lotion , as you added carbomer to the lotion ? thank you

[@theinstituteofpersonalcare6401]

Hi Areej, no that Lubrizol material is what helps it spray otherwise you are just creating a gel with the carbomer, and its doesn't have that beautiful spray pattern. These materials need neutralising as they come supplied in a tightly coiled acid form, and when neutralised correctly (with the right amount of alkaliser and method) they acheive their true functionality - please email us for full formulation, method and supplier details. Happy formulating!

[@areejps]

thank you very much , for your reply and precious information , I already sent an email before 2 months and you sent me the formulations , should I send another email for new formulations ?thank you

[@brambles4174]

Hi Belinda, could you use Aculyn 28P Polymer instead of the Novethix L-10 for this?

[@theinstituteofpersonalcare6401]

I have not used it in a spray on product, so you'd have to get a sample and test it out. Not all polymers provide sprayable gel formations, so a sample is definitely necessary.