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Sat Aug 04, 2012 3:39 pm  |
How much is 20% zinc oxide in spoons? And how much aloe vera juice should be added to the mixture?
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Sat Aug 04, 2012 3:42 pm |
| It's a mix for an 8oz size container. |
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Sat Aug 04, 2012 4:47 pm |
lol, I don't know what you're doing, but 20% is one fifth of 100%, or your entire product. 1.6 I think?
You should go for weighted measurements if you're formulating. scales are cheap. |
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Sat Aug 04, 2012 6:31 pm |
| Is that like a teaspoon and a half? |
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Sat Aug 04, 2012 6:48 pm |
merging these related posts to keep the discussion in one place
| morocha wrote: |
Ok I have micronized zinc oxide powder, aloe vera juice and lavender oil.
I'm going to add the mixture to an 8oz bpa free blue plastic bottle.
How much zinc oxide should I add to the Aloe vera juice and how many lavender drops?
I have noticed that most of the sunblocks that are 8oz use 20% micronized zinc oxide but how much is 20% micronized zinc oxide?
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| morocha wrote: |
And which brand is best? Do you recommend a best quality zinc oxide powder?
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| cattoi33 wrote: |
| I'm using nano Zinc Oxide powder and I have never thought of the difference between them.. try both of them and decide yourself. LOL |
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Sun Aug 05, 2012 6:05 pm |
| Its best to use a scale to measure your ingredients. 8 ounces is 480 ml, 480ml=480 grams. To find 20% of 480 multiply .20 X 480 and that is how many grams of zinc you need. |
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Mon Aug 06, 2012 1:22 pm |
| Cat_eyes wrote: |
| Its best to use a scale to measure your ingredients. 8 ounces is 480 ml, 480ml=480 grams. To find 20% of 480 multiply .20 X 480 and that is how many grams of zinc you need. |
Wow thank you very much! I got the formula! I'll soon buy a measuring scale Cheers! |
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Thu Aug 09, 2012 11:06 pm |
| I had my conversion wrong. 8 ounces actually equals 240ml. I tend to get 480 and 240 mixed up for some reason. Sorry for any inconvenience. |
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Thu Aug 09, 2012 11:09 pm |
| I've made sunscreen allot. It can be a pain because of the whitening from the zinc. HA at 0.5% helps tone it down. The other option is to add some iron oxides. They come in all colors. |
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