Re: Lotion formulation?

[Guest guest]

>I was hoping someone might be able to help me formulate a creamy shea

>butter and jojoba lotion. I've never done this before and was

>wondering if someone could point me in the right direction.

EMULSIONS: Formulations for Lotions, Creams and Other Emulsions

http://www.theherbarie.com/theherbarie/formulary/emulsions.html

Formulations for Bath & Body.

http://www.theherbarie.com/theherbarie/formulary/thespa.html

Maurice

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Maurice O. Hevey

Convergent Cosmetics, Inc.

http://www.ConvergentCosmetics.com

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[Guest guest]

Hi Jeanette,

If you will use your Google with " lotion formulary INCI " in the search string,

you'll find a number of hits for formulas. The problem that you may encounter,

is that many of the formulations provided as examples, often require ingredients

not available currently to home crafters. www.happi.com comes to mind.

Cosmetic ingredient suppliers/manufacturers often make available sample

formulations online, including Croda, Uniqema, etc.

A great starting place to find formulating information as well as the

ingredients to create them is at Angie's " The Herbarie " : www.theherbarie.com

(check out the Herbarie Formulary under " Emulsions " ). Many of the lotion and

cream formulas use both shea and jojoba as the primary emollients (must be

Angie's favorites, too, hmm?). I'm especially fond of creams and lotions made

from formulas that use " Natramulse " as the primary self emulsifier.

I think it is very important to that you do your homework, and find out as much

as you can about cosmetic ingredient and it's purpose/function in an application

(emulsifier, humectant, moisturizer, film former, emollient, etc.).

There are also a number of other list members that resell of cosmetic and soap

making ingredients and provide excellent information.

If I can be of further assistance, please contact me directly. I may be able to

help you adjust a formula to fit ingredients that you may already have on hand.

Happy formulating!

Pam

Lotion formulation?

Hi Everyone,

I was hoping someone might be able to help me formulate a creamy shea

butter and jojoba lotion. I've never done this before and was

wondering if someone could point me in the right direction.

Thanks so much!!!!!!

[Guest guest]

> I was

>wondering what qualifications you have to have to get

>ingredients that the home crafter can't get.

There are many cosmetic raw materials available to homecrafters through

the Internet. All you need is money.

Many of these sites have formulas and recipes. Go with caution,

however, because many of the recipes are not accurate and may cause

harm. You can always check here first.

Some of these companies are very reputable, honest and knowledgeable.

Others are not. Caveat emptor. Some will misrepresent the products

they sell in order to make a sale.

Aunt Helen's Handmade Soaps, Etc

http://www.aunthelens.com./

Between Friends Too

http://www.betweenfriendstoo.com/

Bramble Berry

http://www.brambleberry.com/

Camden Grey

http://www.camdengrey.com

Cedarvale Natural Health Inc

http://www.cedarvale.net/soaps/germallplus.htm

Cybilla.com

http://www.cybilla.com/

Essence Fragrant Oils

http://www.essencesupply.com/

Essential Wholesale

http://www.essentialwholesale.com

>From Nature With Love

http://www.fromnaturewithlove.com

Majestic Mountain Sage

http://www.thesage.com/index.html

Makingcosmetics.com

http://www.makingcosmetics.com/index.htm

Oshun Spirit Arts Ltd.

http://www.oshun.ca

Paw-Made Soap Company

http://pawmadesoap.safeshopper.com/index.htm?950

Rogue River Soaps and Supplies

http://www.rogueriversoaps.com/

Ross Organic Specialty Sales Inc.

http://www.rossorg.com

Scent Shack

http://www.thescentshack.com

crew Enterprises

http://www.scottcrew.com

Sweet Cakes

http://www.sweetcakes.com

TH Hilson Company

http://www.thhilson.com/

The Buying Group

http://www.the-buying-group.com/

The Herbarie

http://www.theherbarie.com/

The Soap Goat

http://www.thesoapgoat.com/

To Die For

http://www.todieforsoap.com/

Voyageur Soap and Candle

http://www.voyageursoapandcandle.com/

> Do you

>have to work for a big corporation or can someone with

>a science degree get it?

Here's another list of cosmetic raw material manufacturers. Sometimes

they will send you FREE samples. Sometimes telling the truth will

work; sometimes stretching the truth will work also. I've also known

outright lying to work.

ABITEC Corporation

http://www.abitec.com/

Active Organics

http://www.activeorganics.com/flash.html

Ajinomoto U.S.A., Inc.

http://www.ajichem.com

Aloecorp

http://www.aloecorp.com

American Distilling

http://www.whazel.com/

American Lecithin Company

http://www.americanlecithin.com/

Aqualon

http://www.herc.com/aqualon/Default.htm

Arch Personal Care Products

http://www.archpersonalcare.com/

BASF

http://www.basf.com/businesses/consumer/cosmeticingredients/index2.html

BioChemica International

http://www.biochemica.com/

Biosil Technologies, Inc.

http://www.biosiltech.com

Cabot Corporation

http://w1.cabot-corp.com/index.jsp

Carbopol

http://www.personalcare.noveoninc.com/products/carbopol.asp

Chemron

http://www.chemron.com/

Chemsil Silicones, Inc.

http://www.chemsil.com/index.html

Ciba

http://www.cibasc.com

Clariant

http://www.clariant.com/

Columbus Foods

http://www.columbusfoods.net/

Croda UK

http://www.croda.co.uk/

Croda US

http://www.crodausa.com/

Degussa Personal Care

http://www.degussa-personal-care.com/

Dow Chemical

http://www.dow.com

Dow Corning

http://www.dowcorning.com/

DSM Nutritional Products (formerly Roche Vitamins)

http://www.roche-vitamins.com/home.html

EMD Chemicals Inc. Rona Cosmetic Business Unit

http://www.emindustries.com

Engelhard Corporation

http://www.engelhard.com

Finetex

http://www.finetexinc.com/

Global 7

http://www.global7.com/

Inolex Chemical Company

http://www.inolex.com/

International Flora Technologies, Ltd.

http://www.floratech.com/

International Specialty Products (ISP)

http://www.ispcorp.com/

Koster Keunen, Inc.

http://www.kosterkeunen.com/

Lipo Chemicals

http://www.lipochemicals.com/

Lonza

http://www.lonza.com/

Lubrizol Specialty Surfactants

http://www.Lubrizol.com

McIntyre Group

http://www.mcintyregroup.com/index.html

MGP Ingredients, Inc.

http://www.midwestgrain.com

National Starch Product Catalog

http://www.personalcarepolymers.com/Site/ProdCat.asp

Natunola Health Inc.

http://www.natunola.com/

Natural Oils International

http://www.naturaloils.com/start.htm

Noveon Personal Care

http://www.personalcare.noveoninc.com/

Phoenix Chemical, Inc.

http://www.phoenix-chem.com/

Pilot Chemical Company

http://www.pilotchemical.com/home.htm

Presperse, Inc.

http://www.presperse.com/

Protameen Chemicals, Inc.

http://www.protameen.com/

Purcell Jojoba International

http://www.purcelljojoba.com

R.T. Vanderbilt Company's Specialties Department

http://www.rtvanderbilt.com/specialties.htm

Rhodia Personal Care & Industrial Ingredients

http://www.rhodia-hpcii.com/hpcii/home.jsp

RITA Corporation

http://www.ritacorp.com/

Sasol North America Inc.

http://www.sasol.com/

Schulke & Mayr

http://www.schuelke-mayr.com/home/en/html/fs_index.html

Sederma

http://www.crodausa.com/product_explore.lasso?product_section=se

Sensient Cosmetic Technologies (LCW)

http://www.sensient-tech.com/

Seppic Inc.

http://www.seppic.com

Stepan

http://www.stepan.com/en/

Strahl & Pitsch Inc

http://www.spwax.com

Terry Laboratories

http://www.terrylabs.com

Trivent Chemical Company

http://www.triventchemical.com

Ultra Chemical Inc.

http://www.ultrachem.com/index.html

Uniqema

http://www.uniqema.com/

Whittaker, & s

http://www.wcdinc.com/

Zenitech

http://www.zenitech.com

BTW, all of these links, and hundreds more, are available in a html

format in the CosmeticIn

file

area.

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cosmeticinfo/files/Misc/CosmeticInf

o_Links.htm

I think you would benefit by spending some time in the CosmeticInfo

files area and by learning to search the message archives.

Maurice

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Maurice O. Hevey

Convergent Cosmetics, Inc.

http://www.ConvergentCosmetics.com

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[Guest guest]

Hi Jeanette,

Not sure what happened, but here is a link to the result for google using

" lotion formulary INCI "

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en & lr= & ie=UTF-8 & q=lotion+formulary+inci

broaden search to " lotion formulary " or " formulary inci " for even more

results.

Just avoid using the word " recipe " in the search string. Formulas are based on

weight/mass with ingredients listed as a percent of the total weight/mass.

An individual can certaninly purchase from a big company, but be prepared to

purchase as a 55 gal drums for $1000 plus. If there is something in particular

that you REALLY want, visit with some of the resellers tha Maurcie mentioned and

make your case.....you might be able to convince them to stock it!

Happy to help,

Pam