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HLB WORKSHEET Input your oil phase % and the HLB and it will figure out the rest!

Emulsifiers - put the high HLB in the top slot, the low HLB in the bottom slot, then the HLB numbers for each.

INGREDIENT % in oil phase % oil phase % Almond 0 #DIV/0! Avocado 0 #DIV/0! Castor 0 #DIV/0! Cetyl alcohol 0 #DIV/0! Hemp 0 #DIV/0! Cyclomethicone 0 #DIV/0! Dimethicone 0 #DIV/0! Cocoa butter 0 #DIV/0! Shea butter 0 #DIV/0! Vitamin E 0 #DIV/0! Rice Bran 0 #DIV/0! Apricot 0 #DIV/0! Olive oil 0 #DIV/0! Fractionated coconut 0 #DIV/0! Meadowfoam 0 #DIV/0! Stearic acid 0 #DIV/0! Jojoba 0 #DIV/0! Sesame 0 #DIV/0! Macadamia 0 #DIV/0! IPM 0 #DIV/0! Mango Butter 0 #DIV/0! Grapeseed 0 #DIV/0! sunflower 0 #DIV/0! Squalane 0 #DIV/0! Sesame 0 #DIV/0! coconut oil 0 #DIV/0! soybean 0 #DIV/0! 0

HLB 6 7 14 15.3 7 7.5 5 6 8 6 7 7 7 11 6.8 15 6 7 7 11.5 8 7 7 12.5 7 8 7 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!

Step 1 - insert into column B the % of each oil phase ingredient - ig

YOUR TARGET HLB

HLB WORKSHEET Input your oil phase % and the HLB and it will figure out the rest! Emulsifiers - put the high HLB in the top slot, the low HLB in the bottom slot, then the HLB numbers for each.

EMULSIFIERHLB NAME VALUE OF Step THE 2EMULSIFIER pick 2 emulsifiers (not self emulsifiers like ewax or btms) from your list of emulsifiers - one high and one low insert name of insert emulsifier the HLB value of the emulsifier glyceryl Stearate 3.8 example (note - there are 2 glyceryl stearates - use the one which does not have SE or the words "self-emulsifying" Cetearyl glucoside 11 this is an example Olivem 1000 9 this is an example Polysorbate 80 15 this is an example insert name of insert emulsifier HLB value of emulsifier

Step 3 - Choose 2 emulsifiers from the list above - one high HLB and one low HLB and then insert the HLB values of both of those into A44 and Emulsifier 1's Emulsifier 2's HLB HLB Target HLB #DIV/0! % of emulsifier % of emulsifier 1 2 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!

Percentage of each emulisifer needed in #DIV/0! recipe

This will total 4% and tells you how much % you need of emulsifier 1 and how m

Note - if you are making a lotion which is very high in oil content then you will need 6-8% emulsifier instead so adjust the formulas in D46 and E46 - delete th

HLB WORKSHEET Input your oil phase % and the HLB and it will figure out the rest! Emulsifiers - put the high HLB in the top slot, the low HLB in the bottom slot, then the HLB numbers for each.

each oil phase ingredient - ignore all the other columns/rows - here's a list http://www.theherbarie.com/files/resource-center/formulating/Required_H

HLB WORKSHEET Input your oil phase % and the HLB and it will figure out the rest! Emulsifiers - put the high HLB in the top slot, the low HLB in the bottom slot, then the HLB numbers for each.

lsifiers - one high and one low and enter the HLB values of both into A49 and B49 below - here's a list http://www.theherbarie.com/files/resource-cente

E or the words "self-emulsifying" in it's name)

of both of those into A44 and B44 below

eed of emulsifier 1 and how much you need of emulsifier 2

mulas in D46 and E46 - delete the 4 and replace with a 6 or 8

HLB WORKSHEET Input your oil phase % and the HLB and it will figure out the rest! Emulsifiers - put the high HLB in the top slot, the low HLB in the bottom slot, then the HLB numbers for each.

nter/formulating/Required_HLB_for_Oils_and_Lipids.pdf

HLB WORKSHEET Input your oil phase % and the HLB and it will figure out the rest! Emulsifiers - put the high HLB in the top slot, the low HLB in the bottom slot, then the HLB numbers for each.

arie.com/files/resource-center/formulating/Emulsifiers_HLB_Values.pdf

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