Skin Cream Formulation and Additional Questions

Hello! We are glad to hear that your homemade cream turned out well with a pleasant texture.

Regarding your additional questions:

• Initial Pilling/Flaking: The slight pilling you observed initially when testing from the ceramic spoon was likely due to the ingredients not being fully incorporated at that point. Since the cream in the jar is now well-mixed and applies smoothly without pilling, it indicates that the overall cream texture is stable and well-combined.
• Using Excess Aloe Vera Extract: As cosmeceutical7 previously advised, while it's generally not ideal to significantly exceed formula percentages, Aloe Vera Extract itself is not typically harmful to the skin when applied topically, even at 2-3 times the suggested amount. It might potentially affect the texture or stability of the cream slightly, but in this case, it seems the texture was not negatively impacted.
• Adding Sunscreen to the Formula: It is not recommended to add sunscreen actives directly into your homemade moisturizing cream formula. Formulating a truly effective and stable sunscreen product is highly complex. It requires specific emulsifiers, stabilizers, and careful processing to ensure the UV filters are evenly dispersed throughout the cream and maintain their efficacy over time. Simply mixing sunscreen ingredients into a general moisturizing cream base is unlikely to provide reliable sun protection and could compromise the stability of the cream or the sunscreen filters.

Our recommendation is to use the moisturizing cream you made as usual, and then apply a separate, properly formulated sunscreen product with appropriate SPF and PA values afterwards. This will ensure your skin receives effective protection from the sun.