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Illustration of pale cream Ecogel powder in a clear glass dish

Ecogel™ Powder

£8.00 - £199.00
£8.00
£8.00 - £199.00
£8.00

INCI Name: Lysolecithin (and) Sclerotium Gum (and) Xanthan Gum (and) Pullulan

CAS Number: 85711-58-6, 9057-02-7, 39464-87-4 (and) 11138-66-2

Description

Ecogel™ is a COSMOS-approved, natural-origin gelling emulsifier that makes light gel creams. It thickens, stabilises and emulsifies in one ingredient, is compatible with electrolytes and surfactants, and gives a silicone-like feel.

Key Properties

  • COSMOS approved
  • Thickens, stabilises and emulsifies
  • Silicone-like feel
  • Compatible with electrolytes and surfactants

Applications

  • Gel creams
  • Lotions
  • Creams and body butters

How to Use

  • Disperse in the water phase, then add the oil phase with stirring

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Technical Details

* Further documentation available with purchase

Formulation Guide

Dosage and Applications

  • 0.3% - 2% (It is recommended not to exceed 2% to limit the pilling effect).
  • As skin feel agent > 0.3%.
  • As stabilizer and viscosity adjuster > 1%.
  • As emulsifier > 1.5%.
  • Ecogel™ used at 2% can emulsify up to 10% of the oil phase (may vary according to the nature of the selected oil phase).

Recommended PH

2.0 - 10.0 (below pH 2: opacification of the gel and above pH 10: darker colour)
Processing

  • Ecogel™ can be used via cold or hot (max 80°C) process.
  • No pre-dispersion is necessary. Premix in glycerin is possible.
  • Gelling agent for the aqueous phase and gelling agent with emulsifying properties for gel cream (addition before the emulsification step).
  • Addition at the end of the process: to stabilize or adjust the viscosity of an O/W emulsion.
  • Emulsion or gel-cream: mandatory to emulsify the formula under maximum speed to reduce the droplets of the emulsion, the use of rotor-stator
    is recommended.
  • To maximize the viscosity result, it is highly recommended to be under the highest shear conditions possible and to standardize them
    by using a rotor-stator type homogenizer and/or by applying the highest rotation speed possible.
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