Clarification on Kinetin 1.5% Usage Rate
Question
How to correctly use Kinetin 1.5% product to achieve a final concentration of 0.15% Kinetin in a gel formulation? What is the correct usage percentage of the 1.5% product?
Answer
Clarification on Kinetin 1.5% Usage Rate
Thank you for pointing out the confusion regarding the usage rate of Kinetin 1.5%. Your understanding is correct, and we apologize for the unclear information on the product page.
Here is the clarification:
- The maximum recommended concentration of pure Kinetin in a formula is 0.15% w/w.
- The product you have is Kinetin at a concentration of 1.5%.
- To achieve a final concentration of 0.15% pure Kinetin in your formula using the 1.5% product, you need to calculate the required amount of the 1.5% product.
The calculation is: (Target pure Kinetin concentration / Concentration of Kinetin in the product) * 100% = (0.15% / 1.5%) * 100% = 10%.
Therefore, you should use 10% of the Kinetin 1.5% product in your total formula to achieve a final pure Kinetin concentration of 0.15%.
Your example is correct:
If you are making 100g of a formula and want to include the maximum 0.15% pure Kinetin, you would need 0.15g of pure Kinetin. Since your product is Kinetin 1.5%, you need to use 10g of the Kinetin 1.5% product (because 10g of Kinetin 1.5% contains 0.15g of pure Kinetin).
Here is the example formulation provided by our staff:
For 100g of Kinetin gel with a maximum of 0.15% pure Kinetin:
- Distilled water: 89g
- Pro polymer: 1g
- Kinetin 1.5%: 10g
We appreciate your feedback and have informed the team to update the product page information to be clearer, similar to the explanation for encapsulated BHA.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
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