This is the 3rd product of the products we made with the spirulina extract.
Read this post to see how we made the spirulina extract.
Today we are sharing a spirulina balm with you.
Now the first question you will ask is:
How on earth can we use the same "hydrophilic extract" in a toner and in a balm? Isn't this not violating the principles of chemistry and the HLB?
The answer is:
1- We have made the extract in pentylene glycol (plant based) which is much less polar and more lipophilic than propylene glycol or glycerine.
2- We are using a fascinating technique that we have explained about in this post several years ago. This technique allows us to apply low concentrations of hydrophilic extracts in a lipophilic product.
Now let's jump to the formulation
Procedure:
1- Heat phase A in a water bath between 55-60 C
2- When all of phase A is melted stop heating.
3- Blend the spirulina extract and the Neocare in a small beaker. Add this to the warm phase A
4- Stop cooling down while stirring.
5- Blend phase C in another beaker
5- When phase A+B reach a temperature <40 add phase C and continue stirring while cooling down
6- Cool down to a medium trace and fill in the jars or cool down into a heavy trace and whip and then fill in the jars
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