Formula Focus: Skin-nourishing Travel Stick

Dec 11th, 2020

Croda

*Not the actual formula depicted

This editor's pick from Croda is a crystal-clear nourishing travel stick or "wand," ideal for targeting dry and tired skin on the go.

Featuring just six ingredients, the formula utilizes OleoCraft LP-20 and OleoCraft MP-32 oil-structuring polymers to provide a solid product format. Additionally, Crodamol ISIS is said to work in synergy with the natural skin barrier to optimize skin hydration, while Liquid Medilan Ultra aides in skin nourishment and repair.

Skin-nourishing Travel Stick

Isopropyl Isostearate (Crodamol IPIS, Croda)

35.00% w/w

Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil (Seatons Castor Oil BP, Croda)

20.00

Polyamide-3 (Oleocraft MP-32, Croda)

17.50

Isostearyl Isostearate (Crodamol ISIS, Croda)

15.00

Polyamide-8 (Oleocraft LP-20, Croda)

7.50

Liquid Lanolin (Liquid Medilan Ultra, Croda)

5.00

Procedure: Combine emollients and OleoCrafts. Heat to 90°C and stir until homogeneous. At ~85°C, pour off into the stick packaging and transfer to a 50°C oven for approx. 1 hr to allow time to structure. Remove the stick from the oven and leave to cool to RT. Note: When pouring stick formulations in packaging, ensure slight overfill to create a convex meniscus, as the formulation will shrink during cooling. Properties:
appearance = clear, pale yellow stick; stability = 3 months at 4°C, 25°C, 40°C, 45°C and 50°C.