Making a Water in Oil Emulsion with Lecithin
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- Today I wanted to share my first time making a Water in Oil emulsion using the natural emulsifier Lecithin. Below I will have a list of the ingredients I used for you as a reference. This video is mostly about the process of making an emulsion, and less about the finished outcome. When trying out a new technique or ingredient, it important to get the manufacturing process down first!
W/O Emulsions have mostly oil in them, but since they do contain water, they need to be properly preserved. They are creamy and thick and best applied at night time.
Ingredients:
Shea Butter
Cocoa Butter
Apricot Kernel Oil
Sunflower Oil
Avocado Oil
Lecithin
Glycerin
Chamomile Hydrosol
Geogard ECT (preservative)
Lavender Essential Oil
Palmarosa Essential Oil
Rosewood Essential Oil
Vitamin E
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got my own Lecithin today and just wanted to see a similar process for a reference. Overall nice vid (:
Thank you! Have fun formulating :)
May i also emulsify wax with lecithin
Great
0:58 "And here I put on my gloves so I can get the ingredients out of my refrigerator... I always wash my hands BEFORE I put my gloves on; with hot water and soap."
Methodically places ingredients onto floor.
Great video, very informative! Thank you!!
Carolyn - you have given me very valuable knowledge. Thank you for your efforts🥰
Do you have a video that incorporates dry ingredients in water phase?
Great video
hi Rose, great vid, I wish I had your scale and stirrer ;) just to clarify, the lecithin was just added into the oil phase with all the other oils/butters right?
Yes, correct. Thanks for watching!
What should be the ratio of water in w/o emulsion?,thank you
great video, love your music and relaxed, fun style. I want to use a sunflower lecithin liquid to make a really simple cream of safflower oil and a vitamin B6 liquid which is supposed to relieve eczema, I'm looking for a similar consistency to your emulsion, what percentages do you suggest? I'll add a tiny bit of vitamin E oil and a naissance eco preservative but I can modify the percentages if you just help me on the ball park, oil, water, emulsifier. If you have time. Thanks for your great videos.
Hello! Thanks for watching. For an w/o emulsion with lecithin I would suggest using 5-10% lecithin and 55-75% butters/oils. The rest of your formula will include water, preservative, antioxidant, and any actives. Happy formulating!
Hey Caroyln! I'm used to oil in water emulsions as well. I was hoping youtube can provide me with some information. Thanks for sharing your experience with the w/o emulsion with lecithin :)! For a tip with the stir bar, use a pretty strong magnet that you can hold along with the beaker, preferably a knotch/knob on the other side to wrap your fingers around to keep it in place. I hate dropping stir bars into the sink or waste by accident lol!
Oh wow I never thought of doing that! But it makes so much sense now that you said it. Thank you so much for the advice and for watching!
I'm so confused did I miss something? when did you add the lecithin? The water or oil phase? What percentage of lecithin do you use?
What?! It's your first time making this? It looks so good!
Thank you ☺️!!
Hi! thank you for this video! I was just wondering, how do you determine which percentage of lecithin to use for any given emulsification? And also what is the ideal pH for a skin cream?
Percentage of lecithin with be determined by trial and error. For pH, your skin is naturally around 4.5-5.5 so the cream should be around that pH unless using an active ingredient that requires a specific pH.
@@CarolynRosefolksnaturalliving Thank you for replying. I'm having trouble emulsifying... Is it possible that if the oil phase and water phase are too hot that they won't emulsify either? Do they have to be exactly between 70 and 75 degrees celsius?
Nice vid!
Why did you adjust the ph (with the citric acid)?
What does this do?
Your skin has a ph of 4.5 to 5.5. Which is slightly acidic. Adjusting the pH of the formula to that of the skin's is better for the skin, as well as helping deter the growth of bacteria with the help of a preservative. There is a lot that goes into formulating and pH is definitely an important aspect!
Thanks for your information.
Please how could I buy the materials in Nigeria?
Thank you
So theres no separation in the water and oils using lecithin? Please let me know because I would like to make my own version for myself
Lecithin is a natural water in oil emulsifier. But it is very difficult to work with.
Oh gosh at least yours stablized. Mine was a complete disaster, I'm new to making an emulsion with soy lecithin and well by the looks of it I think I sort of know where I went wrong. Anyway I needed some to show me how so thanks. I'm gonna try again. This is fun!!
Oh yes formulating is fun! Even with lots of failures, because you know you are learning in the process. Good luck!
Hiya, could you please explain why everything is refrigerated and whether this is essential? I make my own body butters at home and nothing is in the fridge at the moment. Any help would be greatly appreciated! x
Refrigeration slows down oxidisation.
No it's not essential but it's very beneficial.
May I please ask for some advice? I made a mixture of vegetable glycerin 2:1 with jajoba oil and didn't know it wouldn't naturally emulsify. I didn't want to waste it so I tried to stir in about 10 % lecithin. Nothing heated. Is there any way I can rescue this and fix it? Do the properties of the oils become degraded with heat? I am a rank amateur messing around. I'd be so grateful if you could tell me what to do. Regards and thanks for a lovely video.
Glycerin is water soluble so you would probably need to add water and a preservative and heat the water phase and oil phase separately to 75C and then combine. It most likely cannot be fixed. Just see it as learning a new way to not do something! haha
@@CarolynRosefolksnaturalliving thank you. I did add boiled water and stirred vigorously. It is ok but has no preservative, so I am not sure how long it will stay usable. I am going to shop from now on and leave it to the pros lol.
@@carmenrayanderson5345 Formulating is a very complex science! It doesn't seem like it at first, but once you get into emulsions its a whole different story. I would keep it in the refrigerator and use it up within 3 days.
@@CarolynRosefolksnaturalliving good idea, thank you I will do that.
Hi, I hope to create a cleansing oil that rinses off on contact with water (given a natural solubilizer or emulsifier in the oil). I came across Polysorbate 80 but wonder whether lecithin can be a suitable (non-toxic) alternative. If so, at what percentage may in work please? Otherwise, please advise a suitable alternative. Thanks in advance.
I have never made a cleansing oil with an emulsifier. I am pretty sure polysorbate 80 is not accepted in natural skincare products. You could try lecithin, you just need to experiment. That's what formulating is all about!
@@CarolynRosefolksnaturalliving Thanks, especially for confirming my concerns re the status of polysorbate 80 iyn the natural skincare community.
@@CarolynRosefolksnaturalliving Do you think there would be any greater reception for emulsification wax NF?
@@Skylightatdusk Polysorbate is not natural, but it is not toxic either. Toxic materials are not allowed in cosmetics.
Could you share all the percentages/ratios of the recipe you have used?
Hi you said that you use lecithin as emulsifier.. I want to make Oil in Water emulsion using soy lecithin but it turn out that the oil and water is impossible combined with lecithin because the lecithin seems so difficult to dissolve in so many water. What should I do?
You can only make water in oil emulsions with lecithin. For oil in water emulsions, try another emulsifier.
@@CarolynRosefolksnaturalliving you actually can make o/w emulsions with lecithin. the process is a bit different, check out The Institute Of Personal Care Science's video for the method ^^
somebody help me how to break the mayonnaise emulsion?
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What's the percentage of the water phase vs the oil phase?
she said oil/butters are 40% there goes the rest
Tips for masking the lecithin smell? :/
I purchased mine from Mountain Rose Herbs and it does not make the final product smell bad. hope that helps!
did you use a preservative on this?
Yes! Whenever water is introduced to the formula, it should always contain a preservative :)
@@CarolynRosefolksnaturalliving What preservative did you use?
@@oschs93 Geogard ECT, sometimes called Preservative ECO depending on where you live. But preservation depends on the formula as well as GMP and packaging.
What’s the water phase? Great vid!
I believe it was just water, xanthan gum, and glycerin
@@CarolynRosefolksnaturalliving Hey Carolyn , thanks for the great video :D , I do have one question : the water phase : what's the ratio in % water / guar gum and glycerin in 50 g Batch in this video ? Thanks a lot
the bacteria already get in the refrigerator right after you open it and and they are on the bottom of the bottles as well.
Thank you for replying! I will definitely work on that! This was purely for practice as I have never made a W/O emulsion before, and I would never think of selling it to anyone, it does has a broad spectrum antimicrobial preservative in it. I actually just rearranged my work area and got a stainless steel formulating table that I am super excited about :)
Hey caroline
The Institute of Personal Skin Care I think? She used 2 ingredients to make it, she heated the 2 together in a few minutes and it was done!!
Why would you use soy?
lecithin often comes from soy, some suppliers have sunflower lecithin if you can find it.
You shuld weight things separetely then mix them
What’s your IG?
Thanks for watching! My IG is @folksnaturalliving and @carolynfolk
and you touch your notebook, then pen and everything during the process.... lol
it's meaningless when you wear glove but put those bottles on your rug then put it back right away in your refrigerator.
Obviously, you are not a scientist. A scientist begins any formulation with a clear concise, accurate listing of all ingredients, followed by the exact formula listing active ingredients, than the inactive ingredients, and explaining the role of each. Take a course in chemistry.
Hey Dan, I do have a formula and ingredient list. Although inactive and active ingredients would only be in regards to formulas wanting FDA approved claims for certain ingredients. Many cosmetics do not claim actives ingredients. The point of this video was not to share my formula, but to share the procedural aspects of a W/O emulsion with lecithin. It was an experiment, and therefore I did not include a formula for viewers to replicate. Also, I never claimed to be a scientist. I do have a diploma in skincare formulation, and I am actually working on my Masters in Cosmetic Science.
Yo Dan take your negativity elsewhere.
Wow what a dick.
Hiya, could you please explain why everything is refrigerated and whether this is essential? I make my own body butters at home and nothing is in the fridge at the moment. Any help would be greatly appreciated! x
I refrigerate all my ingredients except beeswax and jojoba oil. All ingredients have a shelf life, but they can be prolonged by being away from light and heat. Light and heat cause the oxidation process to accelerate, and will cause rancidity/oxidation in your products. Keeping ingredients in a cool and dark environment help preserve them. For some ingredients, refrigeration is essential. Such as hydrosols and oil like hemp seed that only have a 6m shelf life.
@@CarolynRosefolksnaturalliving Thank you for the detailed reply. Most helpful x