Guest guest Posted March 10, 2004 Report Share Posted March 10, 2004 Angie, Thank you! I've surfed at your new web page, it's very nice and informative! Great resource for a newbie like me. I've the following questions: 1. is Guarsilk a kind of thickeners? What's the difference among xanthan gum/cellulose/carbomer/ultramaize? 2. Is olive oil PEG 7 the same as PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate? 3. For your Fruits and Flowers Make-up Remover, can any other emulsifiers such as polysorbate 20/80 replace it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 Angie: Thank you once again. I've another quesiton: Is Glyceryl Stearate SE the same as Glyceryl Stearate? I always seem to buy the wrong stuff.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2004 Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 >Is Glyceryl Stearate SE the same as Glyceryl Stearate? Glyceryl Stearate is a low HLB nonionic emulsifier made from glycerin and stearic acid. Glyceryl Stearate can be used to formulate water-in-oil emulsions and when combined with a high HLB emulsifier, like Ceteareth-20, it can be used to make oil-in-water emulsions. Glyceryl Stearate is essentially water insoluble. We can emulsify Glyceryl Stearate by adding some soap. Glyceryl Stearate SE is a self-emulsifying grade of Glyceryl Stearate that contains some soaps like sodium and/or potassium stearate. I haven't used Glyceryl Stearate SE before but I believe you can make creams and lotions with Glyceryl Stearate SE as your only emulsifier. Maurice -------------------------------------------------------- Maurice O. Hevey Convergent Cosmetics, Inc. http://www.ConvergentCosmetics.com ------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2004 Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 >Is Glyceryl Stearate SE the same as Glyceryl Stearate? Glyceryl Stearate is a low HLB nonionic emulsifier made from glycerin and stearic acid. Glyceryl Stearate can be used to formulate water-in-oil emulsions and when combined with a high HLB emulsifier, like Ceteareth-20, it can be used to make oil-in-water emulsions. Glyceryl Stearate is essentially water insoluble. We can emulsify Glyceryl Stearate by adding some soap. Glyceryl Stearate SE is a self-emulsifying grade of Glyceryl Stearate that contains some soaps like sodium and/or potassium stearate. I haven't used Glyceryl Stearate SE before but I believe you can make creams and lotions with Glyceryl Stearate SE as your only emulsifier. Maurice -------------------------------------------------------- Maurice O. Hevey Convergent Cosmetics, Inc. http://www.ConvergentCosmetics.com ------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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