Emulsifier M

Skin Care
The liquid crystal structure that is formed is ideal for allowing actives to penetrate the skin in a slower and more controlled manner. This allows the skin to uptake the actives more effectively and continuously over many hours. This is particularly beneficial in anti ageing cream and serums.
 
It gives long lasting hydration and protection to the skin which makes it a superb choice for body care products as the cream can have a lotion like light texture yet still hold a large amount of oils and butters that will keep the skin hydrated and flexible for most of the day without needing to be reapplied.
 
Excellent for anyone who does not want their products to leave shine on the skin. Use for mens products, oily skin products and acne prone skin products. It does not block the skin and form comedones which is essential for acne prone skin products.
 
As it is very stable across a wide range of pH values, it can manage very acidic products like AHA’s without damaging the emulsion structure. Use for peeling creams and lotions. Remember that your finished pH still needs to be in the correct range for your chosen preservative.
 
Using our colours and micas, you can formulate foundations which give a gentle veil like texture and a matt finish that lasts for many hours whilst actually moisturising the skin at the same time.

Hair Care
It makes excellent textures for hair masks and intensive treatment packs that treat and repair the hair shaft.

One of the aspects of this emulsifier is that it produces matte creams that do not leave shine. This is counter intuitive for most hair conditioners that would offer a high shine or gloss so it would be better to use Emulsifying Wax for such conditioners.
 
Other
Use 3% to 5%.
 
Capable of holding 5% to 30% fats, depending on the nature of the lipids.
 
It can be added to either the Stage 1 (fat stage) or the Stage 2 (water stage). It needs to be heated to between 80°C and 85°C in a double boiler to actually melt it.. It is important to stir the ingredients together with a spatula first, before using the stick blender.
 
Then stick blend for about 15 to 20 seconds and look at the cowl of the stick blender to see that emulsification has happened. It should look like a thin, single cream. Emulsification has then happened so allow it to cool whilst stirring with a spoon or spatula. Do not use the stick blender again and do not accelerate the cooling with a cold water bath. Accelerating the cooling stops the liquid crystal structure from forming. Slow cooling and gentle stirring are the key to a successful cream.
 
It should be noted that whilst it can emulsify large amounts of fats, the resulting texture should be modified by using a thickening agent such as Xanthan Gum, Konjac Glucomannan Powder or Guar Gum in the water stage. As has been explained, even heavy and solid fats like cocoa butter are transformed and their textures do not make the emulsion heavy. Therefore, to get thicker creams, use more thickening agents in the water stage.

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