EOs emulisification

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I'm not sure if this belongs into natural perfumery, but I have used

Polysorbate 20, which is supposed to be natural, quite effectively as

an emulsifier for EOs in water based formulas, or formulas containing

water (Vodka).

I'm not selling perfumes or sprays yet, but I've used this for years

for personal formulas, and it works great. Personally I found having to

shake EOs up before each use, not only annoying, but the EOs separate

so quickly from water, I'd have to keep shaking while spraying.

Just to add to the discussion on separation issues, when high percent

alcohol might not be an option, for whatever reason.

However, if someone is looking for a clear solution, this is not an

option. Emulsification will always give a milky look.

SBH

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At 05:34 PM 8/5/2006, you wrote:

>However, if someone is looking for a clear solution, this is not an

>option. Emulsification will always give a milky look.

Not necessarily.

Back in 2004, Catzilla, who is a member of this group, wrote:

> > Can we consider vodka as natural solvent for perfume?

>

>Vodka is better suited for infused colognes and lighter formulas such as eau

>de fraiche, where not a lot of essential oil is used. The problem is that

>the alcohol is pre-mixed with water, reducing the emulsificating properties

>of the alcohol and a cloudy or separting mixture is often the result.

>It can still be sucessfully used in perfume formulas, but the oils should be

>emulsified with polysorbate 20 before adding them to the vodka.

I think the last sentence is key. The oils should be emulsified in Poly20

BEFORE adding them to the vodka or alcohol. HTH.

Anya

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Edited to correct top post and trimmed....

sblessinghww <sblessinghww@...> wrote:

I'm not sure if this belongs into natural perfumery, but I have used

Polysorbate 20, which is supposed to be natural, quite effectively as

an emulsifier for EOs in water based formulas, or formulas containing

water (Vodka).

<Snip>

However, if someone is looking for a clear solution, this is not an

option. Emulsification will always give a milky look.

SBH

Hi SBH, hi all,

Can you tell us how much polysorbate do you add to your formulas?

Thanks.