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<blockquote data-quote="AlicesInspiration" data-source="post: 936027" data-attributes="member: 55519"><p>I have made skincare products for a while, but I've never found myself in a situation where I'd possibly need to formulate for myself. </p><p></p><p>I need to make my dad a pain relief cream for his birthday, but all the formulas online seem pretty basic, as in, its just butters and EOs. I made an EO blend and which I added to a bit of my leftover Arnica Oil I had, which I am hoping to encorporate into a cream/ lotion. </p><p></p><p>The best formula I found online was this: <a href="https://www.instructables.com/Soothing-for-Sore-Muscles-Joint-Cream/" target="_blank">Soothing for Sore Muscles & Joint Cream</a></p><p></p><p>But they use water and oil with no emulsifier or thickener and no preservative. I figured I could use it as a base formula and figure out the rest. </p><p></p><p>Using these ratios I found online for Barrier Cream: </p><p></p><p>Water 60%</p><p>Humectant 3%</p><p>Liquid Oil 15%</p><p>Solid Oil 5%</p><p>Wax 5%</p><p>Thickener 3%</p><p>Emulsifier 7%</p><p></p><p>I figured I could create my own base cream and then incorporate the other pain relieving ingredients (my EO blend, cayenne pepper maybe? Arnica tablets if I could figure out how to make Oil from them) but even still, I am completely confused as to how to create a formula based on this. </p><p></p><p>I'm thinking of using the following ingredients in my cream/ lotion thing, but I'm still not sure if these are the best or not:</p><p></p><p>Mango butter</p><p>Coconut oil</p><p>Avocado oil</p><p>Jojoba oil maybe?</p><p>Vitamin E</p><p>Glycerine perhaps?</p><p>Beeswax</p><p>Glyceryl Sterate & PEG 100</p><p>Either steric acid or cetyl alcohol</p><p>Maybe xantham gum if needed but I'm not sure? </p><p>My EO/ Arnica Oil blend</p><p>Ideally I would add menthol but I sadly don't have that, so no menthol</p><p>Preservative</p><p></p><p>Can someone please help me make this into a formula that could work? Or maybe give me ideas for possible substitutions or anything?</p><p></p><p>I'm new to formulating but like I said before, I have made certian cosmetic/ skincare products before, but everytime I have just copied someone elses formula, but never on my own.</p><p></p><p>Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AlicesInspiration, post: 936027, member: 55519"] I have made skincare products for a while, but I've never found myself in a situation where I'd possibly need to formulate for myself. I need to make my dad a pain relief cream for his birthday, but all the formulas online seem pretty basic, as in, its just butters and EOs. I made an EO blend and which I added to a bit of my leftover Arnica Oil I had, which I am hoping to encorporate into a cream/ lotion. The best formula I found online was this: [URL="https://www.instructables.com/Soothing-for-Sore-Muscles-Joint-Cream/"]Soothing for Sore Muscles & Joint Cream[/URL] But they use water and oil with no emulsifier or thickener and no preservative. I figured I could use it as a base formula and figure out the rest. Using these ratios I found online for Barrier Cream: Water 60% Humectant 3% Liquid Oil 15% Solid Oil 5% Wax 5% Thickener 3% Emulsifier 7% I figured I could create my own base cream and then incorporate the other pain relieving ingredients (my EO blend, cayenne pepper maybe? Arnica tablets if I could figure out how to make Oil from them) but even still, I am completely confused as to how to create a formula based on this. I'm thinking of using the following ingredients in my cream/ lotion thing, but I'm still not sure if these are the best or not: Mango butter Coconut oil Avocado oil Jojoba oil maybe? Vitamin E Glycerine perhaps? Beeswax Glyceryl Sterate & PEG 100 Either steric acid or cetyl alcohol Maybe xantham gum if needed but I'm not sure? My EO/ Arnica Oil blend Ideally I would add menthol but I sadly don't have that, so no menthol Preservative Can someone please help me make this into a formula that could work? Or maybe give me ideas for possible substitutions or anything? I'm new to formulating but like I said before, I have made certian cosmetic/ skincare products before, but everytime I have just copied someone elses formula, but never on my own. Thanks [/QUOTE]
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