Combining L-Ascorbic Acid and Dl-Alpha-Tocopherol in a Clear Serum
Question
I would like to know which emulsifiers or solubilizers can combine L-ascorbic acid with dl-alpha-tocopherol to create a clear serum.
Answer
Combining L-ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), which is water-soluble, with dl-alpha-tocopherol (Vitamin E), which is oil-soluble, into a clear serum is a complex formulation challenge.
Standard emulsifiers typically create opaque or translucent emulsions, not clear solutions. Achieving a clear serum with both ingredients usually requires specific solubilizers or advanced techniques like microemulsions, which depend on the exact concentrations and other components in the formulation.
My current tools are designed to search for existing products and their information, not to provide specific formulation advice or recommend suitable solubilizers for creating a novel clear serum formulation like the one you described. Creating a stable, clear serum with both these ingredients can be difficult and may require specialized formulation knowledge.