C+E+Ferulic recipes for DIY skin care

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C+E+Ferulic - Recipe 1

gentle, for the sensitive types:

ml 5 non denatured ethanol (or propylene, butylene, hexylene, or dipropylene glycol) 16.6%
g 0.25 ferulic acid 0.8%
ml 17.63 distilled water or 1% hylauronic acid solution 58.6%
g 1.5 L-ascorbic acid 5.0%
g 0.366 400 IU gelcap tocopherol(s) 1.2%
ml 5 glycerin or 70% sorbitol solution 16.6%
ml 0.25 lecithin 0.8%
ml 0.06 ps80 0.2%
ml 0.01 optiphen plus

total about 30 ml

strong:

ml 4.6 non denatured ethanol (or propylene, butylene, hexylene, or dipropylene glycol) 15.3%
g 0.25 ferulic acid 0.8%
ml 18.98 distilled water or 1% hylauronic acid solution 63.3%
g 4.5 L-ascorbic acid 15.0%
gelcap 0.366 400 IU gelcap tocopherol(s) 1.2%
ml 1 glycerin or 70% sorbitol solution 3.3%
ml 0.25 lecithin 0.8%

ml 0.06 ps80 0.2%

total about 30 ml

adjust pH to 3.5 with baking soda if desired; strong skins may be ok without pH adjustment.

generic, tailor to suit:

5-20% non denatured ethanol or glycol
0.5-1% ferulic acid

5-15% L-ascorbic
0-1% tocopherol (take it orally if you choose 0)
0-5% glycerin or 70% sorbitol solution
0.80% lecithin (if including fat soluble actives)
0.20% polysorbate 80 (if including fat soluble actives)
0-10% ethanol or isopropanol
0-0.1% optiphen plus
qsp to 100% water or 1% hyaluronic solution

adjust pH to suit.

Notes

heat the glycol (butylene, propylene, hexylene, and/or dipropylene) and/or non denatured ethanol first, dissolve ferulic acid in it. Then add the rest of the ingredients.

bolded glycols are more emollient; choose them if you don't tolerate irritation.

The following recipes were created by Carol Demas (the author of "Make your own effective cosmetic treatments" and "Sunscreens"), based on the original formulation used by Pinnell in the C+E+Ferulic patent.

These recipes do not appear in her books, but were originally published on her now defunct website 'biochemistryofbeauty'.

I do not have Carol's permission to publish there recipes, but am doing so as they are the basis for many DIY versions of the Skinceuticals C+E+Ferulic product.

I would like to get Carol's permission for publishing these, and if you know how to get in contact with her I would appreciate it if you could refer her to this page.

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