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Power Recovery Mask

Posted: December 2, 2008

Company: Noveon Consumer Specialties/Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc.

A.
Water (aqua) 81.41%w/w
B.
Disodium EDTA 0.02
C.
Carbomer (Carbopol Ultrez 10 Polymer, Noveon/Lubrizol) 0.40
D.
Methyl gluceth-20 (Glucam E-20 Humectant, Noveon, Lubrizol) 1.50
E.
Methyl glucose sesquistearate (Glucate SS Emulsifier, Noveon/Lubrizol) 0.75
PEG-20 methyl glucose sesquistearate (Glucamate SSE-20 Emulsifier, Noveon/Lubrizol) 2.25
Diisostearyl malate (Schercemol DISM Ester, Noveon/Lubrizol) 4.00
Isopropyl isostearate (Schercemol 318 Ester, Noveon/Lubrizol) 2.00
Isostearyl hydroxystearate (Schercemol SHS Ester, Noveon/Lubrizol) 0.50
Tocopheryl acetate (Copherol 1250, Cognis) 0.05
BHT 0.02
F.
Sodium hydroxide, 18% 0.60
G.
Water (aqua) 5.00
Panax ginseng root extract (and) propylene glycol (and) water (aqua) (Vegetol Ginseng GR 471 Hydro, Gattefosse) 0.25
Angelica polymorpha sinensis root extract (and) propylene glycol (and) water (aqua) (Extrapone Angelica Root, Symrise) 0.25
Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract (and) propylene glycol (and) glucose (and) water (aqua) (Extrapone Licorice Root 607646, Symrise) 0.25
Chrysanthemum indicum flower extract (and) propylene glycol (and) water (aqua) (Extrapone Wild Chrysanthemum, Symrise) 0.25
G.
Phenoxyethanol (and) methylparaben (and) ethylparaben (and) butylparaben (and) propylparaben (and) isobutylparaben 0.50
  100.00

Procedure:  Add B to A. While mixing, disperse C into AB. Add D to ABC. Heat batch to 70°C. In a separate vessel, mix E and heat to 70-80°C. At 70-80°C, add ABCD to E. Homogenize batch for 3 min at 5,000 rpm. Cool under continuous mixing. Neutralize batch with F. Mix until uniform. Cool batch to 50°C. Add pre-mixed G and H to batch, in order. Mix until uniform. Continue mixing batch until 35-40°C.