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Posted on: March 6 2013

Polysilon gel composition?

Answer

Composition: (for 4 tubes of 50 g)

 

Dimethicone 500 or 1000 cSt 30 g Guar Gum 4 G Tragacanth 2 G Sorbitol 70 g After saccharin 200 mg Sorbic acid 400 mg Red kleursof qs Freshly boiled water up to 200 g

 

Preparation: In a mortar, apply the guar and the tragacanthy gum and rub it with the dimethicone. Add a 25 ml freshly boiled water and prepare a very good core emulsion. It can be further diluted with freshly boiled water in which the sorbic acid, sorbitol and Na saccharin are dissolved. The gel can be colored slightly red with 5 drops of a 0.5% azorubine solution in water.