Sunshine Stick SPF 30

This multifunctional, transparent stick formulation is designed to provide label SPF 30 performance. SolaStay® S1 provides photostabilization for Avobenzone. BRIGHT Oléoactif® and LIFT Oléoactif® provide anti-aging and skin brightening. HallBrite® BHB enhances the non-greasy, lightweight product feel. A combination of SolaStay® S1, HallBrite® BHB, Biochemica® Argan Oil Refined, and Biochemica® Hemp Oil Refined provides the right polarity to form a transparent stick. In vivo testing in a US laboratory (5 subjects) yielded static SPF 39.6. Colipa Guideline (2011) delivered SPF ~38 and PFA (PPD) ~13 performance. Critical wavelength = 374 nm.

Sequence Trade Name INCI Name %
A Octocrylene [Octocrilene] 8.00
Homosalate [Homosalate] 9.50
Ethylhexyl Salicylate [Octisalate] 4.50
HALLBRITE® BHB Butyloctyl Salicylate 5.00
SolaStay® S1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene 2.00
VP/Hexadecene Copolymer 1.00
BIOCHEMICA® ARGAN OIL REFINED Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil up to 100
HALLSTAR® OCTYL ISONONANOATE Ethylhexyl Isononanoate 8.00
SENSOLENE® LIGHT ET Ethyl Olivate, Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Extract 5.00
BRIGHT OLÉOACTIF® Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Seed Oil, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Althaea Officinalis Root Extract, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Extract 1.00
LIFT OLÉOACTIF® Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Astragalus Membranaceus Root Extract, Ubiquinone, Tocopherol, Spilanthes Acmella Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract 1.00
BIOCHEMICA® HEMP OIL REFINED ORGANIC Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil 10.00
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane [Avobenzone] 3.00
B Polyamide-3 5.00
Polyamide-8 23.00

 

PREPARATIVE PROCEDURE

1 Add Phase A to the main vessel, start center-stir (prop) mixing and heat to 100°C.
2 Add Phase B to Phase A and mix until uniform and clear to make sure phase B is totally dissolved.
3 Start cooling with mixing until 70°C. Stop mix and filling into containers.