Oil Thick ™ Soft (Create oil gel / oil gellant / soft texture)
Create an oily gel texture. Soft texture, easy to use, high density. Can be used in all oils (including emollient).
Oil Thick™ Soft creates an oily gel texture. Soft texture, easy to use, high density. Can be used in all types of oils (including emollient)
Examples of use of Oil Thick™ Soft
- Adjust the thickness - liquid to the Lip Gloss (formula characteristics: any type of oil + powder color + Oil Thick™ if formula doesn't have it. Oil Thick™ pigments will be able to precipitate. )
- Prevents precipitation of Physical Sunscreen (Titanium Dioxide, Zinc Oxide) by Oil Thick™ will help disperse sunscreen powder into the formula's oils or silicones. Make the sunscreen powder not settling. The formula is stable. Do not shake the bottle before use.
- Oil-based makeup products such as Lip Gloss, Liquid Lip, Mascara
Example of Cleansing Oil Cream formula
Oilsify 15 15%
LipidSoft™ Palm 14.8%
Oil Thick™ Soft 6%
Phenoxyethanol 0.2%
Differences between different types of Oil Gelling Agent / Oil Gellant
- Sugar Gel give the oil gel texture Soft and clear texture with 10% water content in the formula. Suitable for gel formulations. that can contain a small amount of water in the formula Cannot be used with Silicone
- Oil Thick™ Soft give the oil gel texture Soft texture and translucent (not 100% clear) suitable for cream formulations. Can be used with Silicone
- Oil Thick™ Hard give the oil gel texture Semi-solid and translucent (not 100% clear) Suitable for balm, pressed powder formulations with a semi-solid texture, can be used with silicone.
- Oil Thick™ Transparent Gives a clear oily gel texture. high viscosity
- Silicone Thick™ Provides viscosity in silicone cyclopentasiloxane
- Oil Stick™ Medium give the oil gel texture Hard (1-2%) to very hard (4%) can give clear texture Suitable for stick formulas such as lip stick , deodorant stick (should be used with Oil Stick™ Hard for a clear texture) Can be used with Silicone (but will not give a clear texture)
- Oil Stick™ Hard give the oil gel texture Hard (1-2%) to very hard (4%) can give clear texture Suitable for stick formulas such as lip stick , deodorant stick (should be used with Oil Stick™ Hard for a clear texture) Can be used with Silicone (but will not give a clear texture)
- Oil Thick™ Clear S , Oil Thick™ Clear N , Oil Thick™ Clear P Give a clear oily gel texture in virtually all types of oil and LipidSoft™ easy to use Cannot be used with Silicone
- Oil-Fix™ O clear oil For all polar oils and all glycol
- Oil-Fix™ S clear oil for silicone and all kinds of non-polar oil
- Oil-Fix™ W clear oil For all types of oil both with polarity and no polarity
Use: As a thickener (gelling) for any formulation of oil.
Mixing method: mixed in oil or hydrocarbons ( isododecane , isohexadecane ) or LipidSoft™ any type using a heat level of 75-105 degrees depending on the type of oil ( Mineral Oil 90 degrees, LipidSoft™ Lite 75 degrees, LipidSoft™ Palm 80 degrees, Squalane 95 degrees, Jojoba oil 95 degrees)
Usage rate: 2-10% (higher consumption may thicken the formula, use a rate of 2-5% to get a thick liquid, use a rate of 6-10% to get a gel)
Product characteristics: white powder
Solubility: can dissolve in any kind of oil
INCI Name : DEXTRIN PALMITATE
- Room (25-40C)
- 24 Months from manufacturing or testing date.
- 0.10% - 10.00%
- 0.00%
- Add into oil phase. Heat tolerant.
- Avoid heat above 80C
- 0.00 - 0.00
- Soluble in Oil
- Cream, Shampoo, Hair Serum
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| Test Name | Specification |
|---|---|
| Description | White to light yellow-brown powder or granules |
| Heavy metals | 20ppm Max |
| Arsenic | 2ppm Max |
| Loss on drying | 3.0% Max |
| Residue on ignition | 0.3% Max |
| Acid Value, mg KOH/g | 7 Max |
| Gel strength, g | 350-600 |