Serum Formulation Without Silicone Egel

Based on your formula and the ingredients you've listed, here's a breakdown of how it will behave:

Serum Texture Without Silicone Egel

Yes, your formulation can be created as a liquid serum without adding a silicone gel like silicone egel. The ingredients you have selected, such as Argireline (Acetyl Hexapeptide-8), Pep®-Coll (Palmitoyl tripeptide-5), Vitamin B3 (Niacinamide), Glucosamine (Acetyl Glucosamine), and Phenoxyethanol, are water-soluble or can be dispersed in the water phase. Cyclomethicone (Cyclopentasiloxane) is a silicone fluid, and Warp Cream Maker™ is specifically designed as a water-in-oil/silicone emulsifier.

When you combine the water phase (containing the water-soluble ingredients) with the silicone phase (Cyclomethicone) using Warp Cream Maker™, you will form an emulsion. However, without a thickening agent like silicone egel or another gelling agent in either the water or silicone phase, the resulting texture will be very thin, similar to water, as noted in the previous staff reply. Silicone gels are typically used to increase the viscosity and create a more gel-like or thicker serum consistency.

Cyclomethicone and Warp Cream Maker™ Compatibility

Yes, Cyclomethicone and Warp Cream Maker™ are designed to work together. Warp Cream Maker™ is an emulsifier that helps to blend water-based ingredients with silicone or oil-based ingredients like Cyclomethicone (Cyclopentasiloxane). It facilitates the formation of a stable emulsion, allowing these otherwise immiscible phases to mix and remain combined. The description for Warp Cream Maker™ even provides an example formulation that includes Cyclomethicone.

Mixing Without Silicone Gel

The ingredients in your formula should mix and form an emulsion even without the addition of silicone gel. The Warp Cream Maker™ acts as the emulsifier, enabling the water phase and the silicone phase (containing Cyclomethicone) to combine. The silicone gel's role is primarily to increase the viscosity and modify the feel of the final product, not to facilitate the initial mixing of the water and silicone/oil phases when an appropriate emulsifier is present. Therefore, the mixture will combine, but it will have a low viscosity, resulting in a very liquid serum texture.