Pearl Sensation – Face Wash Recipe

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So here is a new recipe for a face wash with a mild scrubbing effect.

I must admit I am not a great fan of scrubs: I find that sometimes (I am talking about the commercial scrubs) they are too harsh for my skin and when I want a smooth skin I simply use a good konjac sponge which gives me good results without irritation.
HOWEVER, I found these blue jojoba “pearls” on a website and I thought it would be a great “poetic” ingredient for a face wash.
I say “poetic” because these pearls don’t really scrub that much, at least not at the concentration I use them and not in a detergent (perhaps in a face mask they would scrub more)… but they look great in the detergent and they give it an extra texture.
Therefore these jojoba “pearls” are far from being essential but they seemed fun to me! 🙂

Enough blabbering I guess! 😀

Here is THE RECIPE:

Phase A:
Water to 100 – (click here if you don’t know what this means)
Trimethylglycine 2 – (also know an “anhydrous betaine”) – this ingredient is added to make the detergent milder and with a soft feel. It can be omitted.
Glycerin 5 
Xanthan Gum 1.2 – Actually adding Sclerotium Gum would have been better. I would have added Sclerotium Gum but I didn’t have it so I decided to use instead Xanthan, because it makes a more firm gel, with a better feel and Jojoba “pearls” would work so great with it. However, remember that the way of use of these two ingredients is different: xanthan is added to the glycerin and can be used cold. Sclerotium needs to be added to hot water
Sodium Lactate 5 –  simple hydrating ingredient
Preservative – Used at the needed concentration. Just because often I get asked this in the comments: I am using an eco-friendly preservative called “Cosgard” (this is the commercial name) which needs to be added at 1%. The reason why I don’t write “Cosgard 1” is that preserving systems can be changed depending on what I have and I simply use the one I have, that suits the pH of the formulation and at the concentration required per the specific preservative.

Phase B: 
Lauryl Glucoside 6 
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate 2
Disodium Laureth Sulphosuccinate 1 
Decyl Glucoside 2 
Fragrance Oil – cosmetic grade
Jojoba Pearls 1.5 – this is the “poetic ingredient” of this detergent (I bought mine on THIS website – NOT an affiliate link).

Lactic Acid – a little at a time just to bring the pH to 5.5, only if needed 🙂

HOW TO:
Sorry I don’t have pictures of how I made this one but it is pretty simple.
Step 1) I measured Glycerin and Xanthan Gum, then slowly added the water and eventually all the ingredients of Phase A.
2) Gave it a good mix with an immersion mixer and set aside.
It looked something jelly like this:

3) I measured all the surfactants of Phase B in a second becher. Mixed with a spatula. When they were well mixed together, I added the Fragrance oil and, eventually, the jojoba “pearls”. Mixed with a spatula.
It looked something like this (except here there are no blue pearls):

4) Eventually I poured the Phase A into the Phase B, a little at a time. I didn’t mix with the immersione mixer anymore (or it would ruin the “jojoba pearls”) so I added the Phase A slowly and stir well with the spatula, trying to make as little foam as possible.
5) Checked the pH and adjusted it at 5.5.

That’s it 😀 😀 😀
I poured it in a nice bottle and there it is: the PEARL SENSATION Face Wash 😀
Talking about the bottle you see in this picture: it was kindly sent to me as a free sample from this website: http://allinpackaging.co.uk/
They have a very good variety of cosmetic packaging! 🙂

NOTE: I took this picture right after mixing it (I had no time to take it after few days), so the detergent looks quite white but those are actually micro – and not so micro – bubbles! You see, I didn’t mix slowly enough 😀 I am not good with things that need to be done with patience 😀 so bear in mind that this detergent will be completely transparent and full of blue jojoba “pearls”! 😀

That’s all for this, guys! 🙂