Formula Modification for Liquid Blush

Regarding your liquid blush formula modification questions:

Replacing Hectorite Gel and SiliSolve Plus with Warp Cream Maker

Warp Cream Maker™ is primarily a water-in-oil/silicone emulsifier. It can effectively replace the emulsifying function of SiliSolve Plus™. However, Hectorite Gel™ is an oil gelling and suspending agent, crucial for keeping pigments evenly dispersed in the oil phase of your current formula. Warp Cream Maker™ does not provide this gelling and suspending function in the same way.

Replacing both with just Warp Cream Maker™ might lead to issues with pigment settling and affect the overall texture and stability, as you would lose the oil-phase gelling provided by Hectorite Gel™. You might need to consider adding a different suspending agent suitable for the oil phase if you proceed with this change, especially given that it's a pigmented product like blush.

If you choose to use Warp Cream Maker™ as the primary emulsifier, a starting usage rate could be around 5-10%, considering its recommended range is 1-30% and example formulas often use around 8% for water-in-silicone emulsions. You would need to experiment to find the optimal percentage for your specific formula composition.

Reducing Cyclopentasiloxane and Adding LipidSoft

Warp Cream Maker™ is designed to emulsify water with oil and silicone phases. The normal type is described as bonding water in silicone. While it can work with an oil phase containing both silicone and other oils/esters (like the LipidSoft™ group), its efficiency might be more pronounced with silicone-heavy oil phases.

If you significantly reduce Cyclopentasiloxane and increase the proportion of a LipidSoft™ ingredient, the oil phase will become less silicone-heavy. Warp Cream Maker™ may still be able to emulsify this modified oil phase with the water phase, but you might need to adjust the concentration of Warp Cream Maker™ or consider using the XL type, which is noted to be more efficient for complex recipes containing both oil and silicone.

Warp Cream Maker™ (normal type) is described as being able to bond water in silicone. Its usage rate is 1-30%. SiliSolve Plus™, for comparison, is stated to handle up to 30% total oil and silicone phase. The exact maximum percentage of non-silicone oil that the normal Warp Cream Maker™ can effectively emulsify within the oil/silicone phase is not specified, but it is known to work well in water-in-silicone systems.

When modifying your formula, start with small batches and observe the stability, texture, and pigment dispersion carefully. You may need to experiment with the percentages of Warp Cream Maker™ and the new LipidSoft™ ingredient, and potentially add a suspending agent if pigment settling occurs.