How to make a Moisturizing Rose body lotion?

Winters are around and the skin started feeling dry due to the low temperatures. So, I 
thought, why not make a body lotion. 

What does this lotion contain?

This lotion contains Almond oil, Alkanet infused coconut oil as emollients and lanolin which works as an emollient as well as an occlusive ingredient to seal in the moisture. 

It also has Allantoin to soothe irritated and flaky skin, Glycerite(humectant) to moisturize the skin.

The major portion of lotion contains water, but water and oil do not mix. So, Emulsifying wax NF and Cetearyl alcohol are added to emulsify oils into water. Sepimax zen (thickening and stabilizing polymer) is added to stabilise the emulsion. Look down into substitutions section to see what you can substitute sepimax zen with, if you don't have it.

To reduce soapy feel from emulsifier and to enhance skin feel, dimethicone 350 is added.

Lotions without a preservative is a big playground for microbes. So, to prevent microbial growth, I have used Geogard ECT (ECOCERT preservative) and a chelating agent (Sodium Gluconate) to boost the preservative performance.

Now, to make the lotion smell Rosy, I have included Rose Garden F.O from Mokshalifestyle. 

Let's see the ingredients and quantities required.

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Ingredients required:

Water Phase:

Water 75.4 g (10% extra to top up water lost due to evaporation)

Rose Glycerite 4%

Allantoin 0.5%

Sodium Gluconate 0.1%

Oil Phase:                                        

Emulsifying Wax NF 4%

Cetearyl Alcohol 1%

Almond Oil 6%

Alkanet infused Coconut Oil 4%

Sepimax zen 0.3%

Lanolin 2%

Cool Down Phase:

Rose Garden F.O 0.6%

Preservative 1%

Dimethicone 1%

Vitamin E (Tocopherol) 0.1%

How to make the lotion?

1) Pour water phase ingredients and oil phase ingredients in two separate beakers.

2) Put both the beakers in double boiler and heat for 20 minutes.

3) Pour melted oil phase to water phase and stir with immersion blender in short bursts for 5 minutes.

4) Add cool down ingredients once it comes to room temperature. Use immersion blender for few more minutes to mix everything properly.

5) Tada, it is ready to be poured in a lotion pump bottle or a container.

Substitutions:

1) Almond oil and coconut oil can be substituted with any other long shelf life carrier oil.

2) Natural emulsifier like Olivem 1000 or Montanov can be used in place of Emulsifying Wax NF

3) Glycerin or Propanediol 1,3 can be added instead of Rose Glycerite

4) EDTA is an alternative for Sodium Gluconate

5) Xanthan Gum can be added in place of Sepimax Zen

6) Any broad spectrum preservative can be used for Geogard ECT

6) F.O can be chosen based on availability and personal interest.

7) Dimethicone is optional. Coco-caprylate caprate(natural silicone) can be used in place of dimethicone.

Typical Usage rates: (provided by suppliers)

Allantoin: 0.1- 2%

Sodium Gluconate: 0.1- 1%

Emulsifying Wax NF: 2-10%

Cetearyl Alcohol: 0.5- 10%

Sepimax Zen: 0.5- 3%

Geogard ECT: 0.6- 1%

Vitamin E: 0.1- 1%

Dimethicone: 1-30%

Shelf life:

This product would have a shelf life of  6 months to 1 year. But, it is always better to get a stability test done to determine the shelf life when you want to sell the product.

Where to Buy Ingredients - supplier links: (Click on the links to open)

You can check my page (Where to Buy Cosmetic Ingredients and Containers in India?) for local supplier details.

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