NatureSilk - INCI: (Propanediol 1,3) - Natural - Solubilizer - Moisturizer - Emolient

NatureSilk is 100% natural ultra-pure moisturizer and emollient that is sustainable, and renewable. You can feel good about using NatureSilk, as high as 70% with no irritation, in all of your bath and body products. NatureSilk is EcoCert and NPA approved, is non-GMO verified, through current independent testing, and contains no Petros or Preservatives.

NatureSilk is not Propylene Glycol, which is a petro chemical. NatureSilk is the plant-based alternative to Propylene Glycol.

NatureSilk is 1,3-propanediol. Propylene Glycol is 1,2-propanediol.

NatureSilk offers the formulator a natural alternative to get the silkiness, and solvent, properties of the petro derived glycols i.e... propylene glycol, butylene glycol ... but through a vegetable source that is also great for the skin. Now you can formulate petro free moisturizer without sacrificing the benefits. NatureSilk also offers improved moisture binding activity to hydrate the skin and slow water loss while it imparts a silky, feel to your emulsions.

One of the first criteria for any good moisturizer is to boost the skin's hydration and improvement of the moisture barrier to slow water loss in the skin. It's the breakdown of the skin's natural moisture barrier that is at the heart of all unhealthy skin as well as aging skin. When you add NatureSilk to your emulsions and other moisturizers you'll be adding true moisturizing benefits to the skin. Moisturizing the skin is not as easy as just adding oils and butters. These function as emollients, not moisturizers, so they lock in moisture, but they don't deliver hydration to the skin. NatureSilk is the perfect natural solution to this challenge of creating an effective moisturizer.

NatureSilk is also the perfect solution to solubilizing those extracts, and actives, that are difficult to incorporate due to their insolvency. It is not quite as powerful as its petro counterpart, but it does come pretty close and is worth the sacrifice when you need a natural alternative.

Want to make a, ultra-natural, fragrance mist in seconds: add 1% essential oils to NatureSilk, give it a good shake, then add 30%, preserved, water, or another water-based ingredient, shake it up again, and you're done. Now you can add a touch of fragrance, with the convenience of a spray, that also delivers moisture and purity. You can make a more powerful fragrance, if you'd like, as NatureSilk can handle, up to, 4% essential oils but, being purely water based the fragrance will be very strong, making your natural fragrance mist very economical. At up to 4% essential oils this will still be a clear product, as long as the other ingredients are not contributing a challenge. In pure water, it will be clear, with just the color of your essential oils.

You can also calculate this at about a 20:1 ratio so, if you wanted to add 1% essential oils it would take, at least, 20% NatureSilk. The higher your level of NatureSilk the higher the clarity, and moisturizing activity. We find it easy to make a 95 / 5 solution of NatureSilk, and then add 2% (of this premade solution) for every .1% of desired essential oil load, to Aloe Extract, which is already preserved. For example, if you wanted to add 2% essential oil to your aloe mist you would divide 2 by .1 to determine how many multiples of 2 you will add. So, 2 / .1 = 20 * 2 = 40, and therefore 40 % of this solution as part of your 100% solution (in this case aloe vera juice) so ... 100 (total formula) - 40 (percent of NatureSilk solution to end up with 2% essential oils in final formula) = 60 (aloe vera juice) ... resulting in a 20 to 1 NatureSilk to essential oil solution.

ATTRIBUTES

Natural Alternative to the Petro Chemicals
Solubilizer for Difficult to Incorporate Actives and EO/FO *
Dramatic Improvement in the Glide of Emulsions
Superior Moisturizing Benefits to the Skin and Hair
GUIDELINES
Add to Water Phase or at Cool Down
2.0 to 70.0%
APPLICATIONS

skin care creams, lotions, cleansers, toners
body care creams, lotions, cleansers, splashes, colognes
hair care shampoos, conditioners, styling products
solvent for hard to incorporate powder extracts and actives, including salicylic acid **
foam booster
clarifying agent (related to clarity of product due to enhanced solubilization of actives)
moisturizer
SPECIFICATIONS
Appearance: Clear Non-Viscous Liquid
Odor: None
Solubility: Water Soluble
Storage: Tightly Sealed, Protected from Air and Moisture
Shelf: 24 Months Properly Stored and Handled

INCI: Propanediol
EcoCert, NPA

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