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Liquid Crystal Concentrate Base


Average Product Rating: 4.2 / 5 (Based on 6 Customer Reviews)


Our New Liquid Crystal Base from Stephenson provides a simple way of producing a variety of Personal Care Products. This base allows you to manufacture your own shampoos, body wash and shower gel, and bubble baths.

Directions: Simply dilute the Liquid Crystal Concentrate with water, add fragrance, color and preservative of your choice and thicken your product by adding common salt. Liquid Crystal Concentrate is highly active as a 5:1 concentrate with typical use levels of around 20 to 30 %. It has excellent clarity, neutral PH, low odor and a neutral color. Although highly active, it has a low viscosity, making it readily pour able or pump able.

To add salt as a solution, dissolve 1 part salt to 2 parts hot water. Parts are determined by weight, (example: 1oz/28 gm salt to 2oz/56gm water. Add this mixture a little at a time to increase viscosity. Trials will be needed to establish the correct amount to add. Normal usage levels are 5-6% of the total formulation weight.

DO NOT ADD TOO MUCH SALT OR THIS PRODUCT WILL GO CLOUDY!

Liquid Crystal Concentrate is not designed to be used undiluted. It should be diluted as per our guidelines; otherwise in its undiluted form it may cause skin irritation.

Ingredients:
• Aqua
• Sodium Laureth Sulfate
• Propylene Glycol
• Sodium Chloride
• Cocamine Oxide
• Cocamidopropyl Betaine
• Citric Acid
• Tetrasodium EDTA
• Polyquaternium- 7
• Magnesium Nitrate
• Magnesium Chloride
• Methylchloroisothiazolinone
• Methylisothiazolinone


Terms of Use

Customers should purchase products from New Directions Aromatics Inc. with the clear understanding that all products must be used at the customers own discretion and only after referencing Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and all other relevant technical information specific to the product. New Directions Aromatics Inc. shall not be held responsible for any damages to property or for any adverse physical effects (including injury or bodily harm) caused by insufficient knowledge or the improper use of a product.

The user of the product is solely responsible for compliance with all laws and regulations applying to the use of the products, including intellectual property rights of third parties.

As with any manufacturing process, New Directions Aromatics strongly recommends small lab scale testing for evaluation purposes prior to full commercial manufacturing.

The information on the New Directions Aromatics Inc. website is obtained from current and reliable sources but makes no representation as to its comprehensiveness or accuracy. Nothing contained herein should be considered as a recommendation by New Directions Aromatics Inc. as to the fitness for any use. As the ordinary or otherwise use(s) of this product is outside the control of New Directions Aromatics Inc., no representation or warranty, expressed or implied is made as to the effect(s) of such use(s) (including damage or injury), or the results obtained.

The liability of New Directions Aromatics Inc. is limited to the value of the goods and does not include any consequential loss. New Directions Aromatics Inc. shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon.

Please note, the International Federation of Aromatherapists do not recommend that Essential Oils be taken internally unless under the supervision of a Medical Doctor who is also qualified in clinical Aromatherapy. In addition, Essential Oils must be properly diluted before use in order to avoid any damages to property or adverse physical effects (including injury or bodily harm).

IMPORTANT: All of our products are for external use only.

In addition, please read & understand appropriate technical, material safety data sheets and disclaimers before using this or any other New Directions Aromatics product.

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Submited By: Mary Alice from Houston, Texas on 12/06/2010
Loyal Customer Since: 2010
Rating:

This is the first product that I experimented with, and I can truthfully say that I need not look any further for another product of this kind. I experimented on myself, family, and friends first. They were pleased and impressed with the results of this product. Now I can go forward with making products to sell. Thank you NDA! You are an all time favorite of mine, and highly recommended.
Submited By: Pamela from Hialeah, Florida on 09/05/2010
Loyal Customer Since: 2008
Rating:

this product is excellent for foam soaps. And I use it in melt & pour soap to make them silkier and creamier. Love it, Im ordering more right now
Submited By: Marybeth from Stewartville, Minnesota on 02/27/2010
Loyal Customer Since: 2006
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I have played around with this product and just can't get it thick enough. If you want a thick soap this is like cold honey texture this is not for you. Way too water like for me. For a THICK soap use one of the other great products they offer. Mine tended to turn cloudy after a few weeks onthe shelf. This is the first product that made me unhappy.
Submited By: Kevina from San Jose, California on 11/26/2009
Loyal Customer Since: 2009
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Terrific! It makes my soap perfect!
Submited By: Charlotte from Wayland, Michigan on 04/03/2008
Loyal Customer Since: 2008
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Very rich and thick and makes a nice sudsy bubble bath.
Submited By: Christine E from Ada, Ohio on 06/07/2007
Loyal Customer Since: 2007
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This is very nice, although it took me a couple of tries to get the salt right, so I recommend small batches until you're confident. There is a soap odor, but after you mix with fragrance and let it sit a few days, the fragrance permeates the whole batch. DO use solubizer (sold here) a.k.a. polysorbate 20 to mix half and half with your fragrance. Otherwise, you might have gelling or thinning, at least that was my experience. I found it hard to find directions that made perfect sense to me, perhaps because it's such a flexible base.