BB Cream Sunscreen Formulation with BB Micro Silk™

Thank you for your purchase of BB Micro Silk™. This ingredient is a type of spherical silica designed to help hide wrinkles and pores, provide a soft-focus effect, and give a smooth, silk-like texture to formulations.

While a complete, tested sunscreen BB cream formulation is complex and requires specific expertise to ensure SPF efficacy and stability, here are some example base formulations provided for BB Micro Silk™ that you can use as a starting point. You would need to incorporate appropriate sunscreen filters (like Titanium Dioxide or Zinc Oxide) into these bases.

1. Example Silicone Base Formulation:

• Cyclomethicone: 30%
• Dimethicone: 20%
• Silicone Gel Base: 40%
• BB Micro Silk™: 10%

2. Example Cream Base Blend Recipe:

• Emulsifier (e.g., Light Cream Maker) + Any type of Oil (e.g., fractionated coconut oil): 13.0%
• Silicone (e.g., Cyclomethicone): 12.0%
• Water + ingredients dissolved in water: 65.0%
• BB Micro Silk™: 10.0%

How to Incorporate BB Micro Silk™:
BB Micro Silk™ can be blended into creamy textures by sprinkling the powder onto the cream in the desired proportion (typically 3-10%, with 6-7% recommended for wrinkle coverage) and blending until evenly dispersed.

Adding Sunscreen Filters:
To make this a sunscreen BB cream, you would need to add UV filters such as Micronized Titanium Dioxide or Micronized Zinc Oxide. These are often dispersed in an oil or silicone phase before being incorporated into the main formulation. The percentage needed will depend on the desired SPF level, the specific type of filter used, and requires testing to confirm the final SPF value.

Developing a stable and effective sunscreen formulation requires careful consideration of ingredient compatibility, dispersion of UV filters, and stability testing. The examples above provide a base texture, and the addition of UV filters would be a significant modification requiring formulation expertise.