Tools & Equipment Needed
0.1g / 0.01g digital weighing scales
Glass beakers
An electric hand mixer
Spatula
Pipette
60ml/2oz jar
Ingredients
Phase A
- 12.93 g Almond Oil | 25.85%
- 9 g Grapeseed oil | 18%
- 8 g Sunflower Oil | 16%
Phase B
- 10 g Sucragal | 20%
Final Phase
- 9 g glycerin | 18%
- 0.13 g palmarosa essential oil | 0.25%
- 0.38 g Roman Chamomile essential oil | 0.75%
- 0.25 g vitamin E | 0.5%
- 0.25 g Preservative | 0.5%
- 0.08 g Mica | .08% (optional)
Instructions
- Weigh the Sucragel ingredients into a small, high-edged bowl so you can use an electric hand mixer
- Weigh the oils into a small beaker
- Beat the Sucragel with your hand an electric mixer until it is white
- Use a disposable pipette to add oil into the bowl of sucragel. Beat for at least 30 seconds, and add another pipette of oil. Repeat, beating continuously.
- The mixture will thickens and viscosity will increase, continuing to beat thoroughly between additions.
- Once all the oils incorporated, weigh the final phase ingredients into the empty oil container and add gradually into the mixture. You can do this divided into four even-ish sized additions. Beat thoroughly between additions.
- Add mica for aesthetic as it is totally optional! Transfer the cleansing oil gel into a jar.
Notes
Note
- If this oil cleansing gel does not contain water, and is almost certain to be contaminated with water as you use it, you need to us a broad-spectrum preservative to ward off microbial growth. In the event, you notice any change in colour, scent, or texture, chuck it out and make a fresh batch.
- A formula should be written in a percentage of ingredients as well as grams. Our popular formulation calculator can be used to convert from percentages to weight easily. It also gives you warning alert if any of the category ingredients are out of recommended range to make sure the ratios between the ingredients are as desired.
- You can replace the oil phase with other carrier oils.
- If you want to add fragrance, add them to the oil phase.
- You may turn this oil cleansing into gel scrub by adding exfoliants, powders etc. It is better to add them when you have finished making the gel as you want them to be suspended.