Guest guest Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 A couple of questions maybe someone can help with ... I've been using GMS (I believe it's Stepan Glyceryl Stearate Pure) and sodium stearate as the emulsion system in my creams. It creates a w/o emulsion. It's been stable and I like it. On the Stepan site, they list GMS Pure as having an HLB of 3.8. They have another product (which I have purchased) called GMS SE. It contains " potassium stearide " at about 5-6% with the GMS Pure. Their information sheet states that it can be used as a primary emulsifier and is use in o/w emulsions. They do not list the HLB value. So the questions ... Why would the GMS SE be for use in o/w emulsions when the HLB of GMS Pure only 3.8? (Am I missing something important?) Sodium Stearate is the sodium salt of stearic acid ... Potassium stearate would be the potassium salt of stearic acid ... what is potassium stearIDE? Where can I find the HLB level for Potassium stearate, sodium stearate (and other soaps)? Thanks, Marie Marie Gale Chandler's Soaps www.chandlerssoaps.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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