How to Thicken Up or Thin Down Lotions, Creams, and Conditioners

To fix a thin lotion or cream, the easiest and most efficient method is to add Xanthan Gum slowly until you reach the desired viscosity. Here is our website to shop our products and ingredients: https://essentiallabs.com/ *Please note that this video was made in 2018 and to please check ingredient decks of all our products and ingredients as there may have been changes. Follow this methodology for adding xanthan gum: 1. Weigh and record the estimated amount of xanthan gum you think you will need 2. Weigh your lotion or cream and record the weight 3. Grab your stick blender and begin mixing your lotion or cream 4. Slowly sprinkle the xanthan gum into your lotion or cream while mixing. (you may need to adjust the speed once the gum starts to thicken your product) 5. Once you have achieved the desired viscosity, weigh what is left of the xanthan gum. 6. Record the weight of how much xanthan you added. (simply take the weight of what you started with and subtract the weight of what was left after adding to your product.) 7. The amount of Xanthan Gum used to the amount of lotion or cream will be your ratio going forward if you need to thicken the same product again. If you are formulating from scratch, add the amount of xanthan gum used to your formula. To fix a thick lotion or cream, the easiest method is to add preserved Deionized Water or Distillate. It’s important to ensure that your product remains safely preserved when adding water. Distillates are already preserved so no additional preservative is required if you choose to add a distillate. If you choose to add water it’s important to add Deionized water to ensure the stability of your lotion or cream and it’s important to preserve the water to maintain the integrity of the preservation system. To preserve Deionized Water add 1% Phenoxyethanol and 0.5% Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate and mix thoroughly. Follow this methodology for adding preserved deionized water or distillate: 1. Weigh and record the estimated amount of water or distillate you think you will need 2. Weigh your lotion or cream and record the weight 3. Grab your stick blender and begin mixing your lotion or cream 4. Slowly add water or distillate into your lotion or cream while mixing. 5. Once you have achieved the desired viscosity, weigh what is left of the water or distillate. 6. Record the weight of how much water or distillate you added. (simply take the weight of what you started with and subtract the weight of what was left after adding to your product.) 7. The amount of water or distillate used to the amount of lotion or cream will be your ratio going forward if you need to thin the same product again. If you are formulating from scratch, add the amount of water or distillate used to your formula.