Mixing Alpha Arbutin, Safe-B3, Tranexamic Acid, and Kojic Acid Dipalmitate into Lotion or Essence

Hello,

Regarding your question about mixing ingredients into your existing lotion or essence, according to the staff's advice, whether you can do this depends on the composition (base) of those products. The principle is that the ingredients you want to add must be soluble in the solvents present in the base.

The ingredients you asked about are:

• Alpha Arbutin (ID 68)
• Safe-B3 (Niacinamide) (ID 74)
• Tranexamic Acid (ID 260)
• Kojic Acid Dipalmitate (ID 147)

Based on the information and general principles:

• Alpha Arbutin, Safe-B3 (Niacinamide), and Tranexamic Acid are water-soluble ingredients.
• Kojic Acid Dipalmitate is an oil-soluble ingredient.

For Lotion:
Most lotions are emulsions containing both water and oil phases. Therefore, it might be possible to mix all four ingredients into a lotion if your lotion base contains sufficient water and oil components to dissolve each ingredient at the concentrations you desire (2%, 4%, 3%, 3%). However, the staff cannot confirm this definitively without knowing the specific composition of the lotion you are using. Also, simply mixing them in might affect the stability or efficacy of the product compared to a professionally formulated product.

For Essence:
Essences are typically water-based and usually do not contain oil. In this case:

• You can likely mix Alpha Arbutin, Safe-B3 (Niacinamide), and Tranexamic Acid into an essence, as these are water-soluble.
• You will not be able to mix Kojic Acid Dipalmitate into a typical water-based essence because this ingredient is oil-soluble and usually not soluble in a water-only base.

In summary, it depends on the type of base (lotion or essence) and its specific composition whether it contains enough of the appropriate solvent (water or oil) to dissolve the ingredients you wish to add.