Hi is there any article or method to suspend an Oil as microparticles in a clear topical gel without affecting the content uniformity of the oil in the product?
For eg Colgate with cooling crystals where menthol is suspended in a topical gel.
Hope I am clear with my question.
Ramkumar - your question needs clarifying. Here's what I think you mean: "How can I suspend droplets of oil in a clear gel without the oil affecting the clarity of the gel?" Please correct that if necessary.
If my version does cover your intended meaning, you could consider complex coacervation as a way of making large(hundreds of micron diameter) oil droplets. It's an old and well understood technology. Easy to Google, easy to carry out at lab scale.
Alan,
I would expect potential interference of the shell formed with the components of the gel. So maybe a problem of adjustment of the components.
Alan, You exactly captured what I thought. I will find the same by Google with Complex coacervation oil. Thanks
Titus, Thanks for your response. Can I find any solution for this. I want to do this for increasing the stability / content of active in the product during its shelf life.
As mostly you will have to do a range of experiments. If you have an idea about your topical gel you may try to disperse the oil into the formula before adding a compound which will adjust the final rheology profile.
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