In yesterday's post, we took a look at how we might use alcohol in a lotion. In today's post, I thought I'd shared a few ways you could incorporate ethanol into your products.

If you want to make something pH balanced for our skin, I know you can use Aristoflex AVC to make 50% ethanol gels. In this case, add the water and alcohol mix to the Aristoflex. If you have dissolved an active ingredient in alcohol like bisabolol or salicylic acid, make the gel with the Aristoflex and water, then add the alcohol mix to the gel slowly while mixing.

So let's say you wanted to include 10% alcohol in a lotion with Aristoflex AVC. This could be your starting point...
LIGHT 10% ALCOHOL LOTION WITH ARISTOFLEX AVC80% distilled water
10% vodka or denatured alcohol 3.5% glycerin
5% oil of choice
1% Aristoflex AVC
0.5% liquid Germall Plus
Measure distilled or de-ionized water into a container, then add the glycerin. Add the dimethicone, oil soluble extract, Aristoflex AVC, and preservative in that order. Mix well. Bottle and rejoice!  I know there are gels that can use higher levels of ethanol, like Sepimax ZEN, and you could try a variation on this formula and include up to 10% oils. I've found formulas with up to 2.5% alcohol - check out this presentation - so we'll substitute 2.5% of the distilled water with alcohol in this next formula.

ROSE & ALOE MOISTURIZING GEL WITH ALCOHOL USING SEPIMAX ZEN
SLIGHTLY HEATED WATER PHASE
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