Blackheads are quite annoying and even individuals with a very dry skin might suffer under a greasy T-zone and blackheads.
This is a natural and mild stick prepared in a lip balm tube or a mini-deo tube for an effective and easy application. I'm using bamboo activated charcoal and white brazilian clay (for oil absorption, deep cleansing), Volcanic sand (for exfoliations) and decalact sebum for regulating sebum production and plant oils and extracts with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. To make rinsing easier (this isn't a cleansing stick on it's own though, you may need a cleanser afterwards. You can even use a damp towel or cotton pad and cleanse the areas where you've applied the stick) I've used polyglyceryl-4 oleate.
Ingredients:
| Phase A | |
| Myrica fruit wax | 20,0% |
| Berry wax | 7,0% |
| Rice bran wax | 3,0% |
| Murumuru butter | 5,0% |
| Cupuacu butter | 10,0% |
| Phase B | |
| Plant based pentylene glycol | 3,0% |
| Ascorbyl palmitate | 0,3% |
| Phase C | |
| polyglyceryl-4 oleate | 10,0% |
| Evening primrose CO2 | 1,0% |
| Tamanu oil | 1,0% |
| Natural active decalact sebum | 1,0% |
| Natural tocopherols | 0,5% |
| Curcuma xanthorrhiza CO2 extract | 0,2% |
| alpha-bisabolol | 0,2% |
| Rosemary CO2 extract | 0,1% |
| Calendula CO2 extract | 0,1% |
| German chamomile CO2 extract | 0,1% |
| Wintergreen essential oil | 0,1% |
| Manuka essential oil | 0,2% |
| Peppermint essential oil | 0,1% |
| Phase D | |
| Brazilian white clay | 3,0% |
| bamboo activated charcoal | 1,0% |
| Tersil Z | 1,0% |
| Allantoin | 1,0% |
| Volcanic sand exfoliant | 5,0% |
| St John's oil | 16,1% |
| Hemp seed oil | 5,0% |
| Camelina oil | 5,0% |
Procedure:
1- Blend phase A and B in separate beakers. Heat phase A in a water bath between 75-80 0C. Ascorbyl palmitate doesn't dissolve in pentylene glycol. You only need to disperse it.
2- Blend phase C and D in separate beakers. The powders do not dissolve in the oil phase. You only need to blend them and keep them suspended.
3- When the wax/butter phase is melted stop heating and add phase B to A. This is a trick I've recently learned and spares you a lot of time and effort (and heating energy) when you're working with ascorbyl palmitate.
4- Blend at room temperature to cool down to <50 0C and then add phase C.
5- Add phase D and immediately pour in a suitable mold/tube and put the mold in the fridge for at least 6 hours (we let the mold remain in the fridge overnight). If the blend solidifies before pouring, heat it again for a short while (your water bath is hopefully still hot).
6- Take out of the fridge and label.
BeHappy and have fun
