DIY Skin Care Recipes: l-ascorbic acid +E+Ferulic

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C+E+Ferulic - Recipe 2

	%	gram	tsps
Phase A
Distilled Water	51.5	25.75	?
L-ascorbic acid (99%)	15	7.57	2 tsp
Dimethyl Isosorbide (99%)	5	2.52	?
Phase B
non-denatured ethanol	5	2.5	?
Ferulic Acid (99%)	0.5	0.25	1/8 tsp
Idebenone (98%)	0.5	0.25	?
Phase C
D-Panthenol	0.5	0.25	?
Hyaluronic Acid (1% Gel)	20	10.1	?
Phase D
Gelmaker PLUS	1	0.5	?
Vitamin E (capsule)	1	0.51	?
Total Amount	100	50.2

Phase A: Dissolve L-ascorbic acid in water and dimethyl isosorbide
Phase B: Dissolve ferulic acid and Idebenone in propylene glycol or ethanol. Heat gently using a double boiler.
Phase C: Mix D-panthenol and Hyaluronic acid gel.
Phase D: Combine Phase A, B, and C. Add Gelmaker, Idebenone and Vitamin E. Mix well.

NOTES:

There are many ways this product can be formulated. The above recipe is but one example.

In an acidic formulation Gelmaker is recommended to be used at 3.8%. This makes a very drying lotion. I have used it at 1% and it will form a good emulsion. The emulsion may not last for a long time, but as this product does not use a preservative and is supposed to be made fresh every week, there is no problem.

IF you plan on keeping this for longer than 1 week, you will need to increase the amount of Gelmaker and add a preservative.

This recipe includes 0.5% Idebenone, you may leave this out if you find it makes the product too orange.

You can decrease the amount of water and increase the amount of ethanol, this will make the product more stable.

You could leave the water out all together, and use glycerin to dissolve the L-ascorbic acid. You could then increase the amount of ethanol to make a more stable product. However, glycerin will make the product sticky; this can be reduced substantially by adding our silicone gel.

I will be posting many more variations of the C+E+Ferulic recipes.

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