Emulsifier Liqua
Description
Liqua Emulsifier – Performance for Lightweight Creams
Liqua Emulsifier is an emulsifier made from renewable raw materials, specifically designed to overcome technical challenges related to stabilizing low-viscosity emulsions and lightweight creams. Its structure offers exceptional formulation flexibility, demonstrating good tolerance in the presence of difficult-to-stabilize ingredients, while actively contributing to improving skin hydration levels.
A versatile, high-performance O/W emulsifier, particularly suitable for low-viscosity emulsions such as serums, lotions, and fluid creams with low oil content. It provides flexibility in formulation, allowing for a wide variety of sensory profiles to be created.
Ingredients (INCI): Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate (and) Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate.
Technical Characteristics
- Emulsion Type: Oil-in-Water (O/W), non-ionic, PEG-free
- Appearance: Yellowish pellets, characteristic odor.
- HLB Value: Approximately 13
- Optimal pH Range: 4.0 to 8.5.
- Recommended Dosage: 2.5% - 4.0%
Properties and Benefits
- Specialized for Fluid Textures: Provides good stabilization for very low-viscosity O/W emulsions, preventing phase separation in lightweight lotions and sprays.
- Compatibility with Difficult Actives: Tolerates and excellently stabilizes formulas with high electrolyte concentrations, high percentages of urea, or ethanol.
- Moisturizing (In Vivo): Due to its polyglycerol-based structure, it leads to an increase in skin hydration.
Applications
- Daily moisturizing creams for face and body.
- Emulsified serums, booster serums.
- Sun protection lotions and sprays, after-sun emulsions.
- Fluid body milks, daily moisturizing lotions, and moisturizing body sprays.
- High-urea formulations for very dry or rough skin.
- Cosmetics featuring alcohol-based actives (ethanol) or electrolyte-rich extracts.
Formulation Guide
- Recommended Dosage: Use between 2.5% and 4.0% of the total formula.
- Fat Phase Proportion: Recommended 10% - 30% for denser emulsions and 10% - 20% for fluid emulsions.
- Standard Method: Heat the oil phase and water phase separately to 75°C. Pour the hot oil phase into the hot water phase under continuous agitation, followed immediately by homogenization.
- Consistency Factors Setup: Generally combined with 1 - 3% consistency factors (Glyceryl stearate and Cetearyl alcohol recommended). For stability, add 0.2% - 0.7% xanthan gum.
- Xanthan Gum or ACX Gum is typically added after emulsion formation.
Safety in Use and Storage
Safety Profile: Safe ingredient with good skin tolerance.
Precautions: For external cosmetic use only.
Storage: Keep in a closed container, in a dry and cool place, protected from light.
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