{"id":413,"date":"2014-04-04T08:00:33","date_gmt":"2014-04-04T13:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/knowledge\/?p=413"},"modified":"2017-05-30T13:47:15","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T19:47:15","slug":"pcc-stabilizing-sunless-tanning-formulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/413\/pcc-stabilizing-sunless-tanning-formulations\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Tips for Stabilizing Sunless Tanning Formulations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/search?incival=4294963558&amp;sug=1&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-420\" src=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/media\/2014\/04\/SunlessTanning-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"SunlessTanning\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/SunlessTanning-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/SunlessTanning.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Dihydroxyacetone<\/a> (DHA) is a water soluble alpha hydroxyl ketone that is the active in sunless tanning formulations. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/search?k=DHA&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DHA<\/a>\u00a0reacts with amines, peptides, and amino-acids in the stratum corneum to generate brown polymers called melanoidins and after 2-6 hours a brown coloration similar to a tan is formed. (EU:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/search?incival=4294963558&amp;sug=1&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dihydroxyacetone<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/search?k=DHA&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DHA<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re working on a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/search?k=sunless+tanner&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sunless tanning formulation<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/search?k=sunless+tanner&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EU<\/a>), use the following 11 tips to make sure your formulation with DHA is a success.<\/p>\n<h3>Stabilizing Tips<\/h3>\n<p>1. <strong>Formulate at a PH of 3-4.<\/strong> In water, DHA initially has a pH of 5.5 and which drifts down to 3-4 over time.<\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>Avoid using metal oxides<\/strong> (iron oxides, titanium\/zinc oxides).<\/p>\n<p>3. <strong>Avoid phosphates.<\/strong> Don\u2019t use pH buffering agents, many are phosphate based.<\/p>\n<p>4. <strong>Avoid incorporating any amine containing ingredient<\/strong> (amino acids, peptides, proteins, EDTA).<\/p>\n<p>5. <strong>Avoid using alpha or beta hydroxy acids.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6. <strong>Avoid using oxidizing agents.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/search?k=Sodium+Metabisulfite&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sodium Metabisulfite<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/search?k=Sodium+Metabisulfite&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EU<\/a>) is an excellent stabilizer<\/strong> to prevent Dihydroxyacetone formulations from discoloring.<\/p>\n<p>8. <strong>Add DHA<\/strong> to formulations at &lt;40C.<\/p>\n<p>9. <strong>Use an opaque packaging<\/strong> in order to avoid a UV-induced degradation of DHA.<\/p>\n<p>10. <strong>Use low PH stable <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/search?k=Acryloyldimethyltaurate&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/search?k=Acryloyldimethyltaurate&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cryloyldimethyltaurate<\/a>\u00a0based polymers<\/strong> as thickeners, such as\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/search?trade=4294943172&amp;sug=1&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aristoflex<\/a> AVS by Clariant and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/Detail\/1432\/103355\/SEPIPLUS-S?st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sepiplus S<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/Detail\/1432\/46882\/SEPIGEL-305?st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sepigel 305<\/a>\u00a0by Seppic.<br \/>\n(EU: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/search?k=Acryloyldimethyltaurate&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/search?k=Acryloyldimethyltaurate&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cryloyldimethyltaurate<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/search?trade=4294943172&amp;sug=1&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aristoflex<\/a> |<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/Detail\/1431\/103355\/SEPIPLUS-S?st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sepiplus S<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/Detail\/1431\/46882\/SEPIGEL-305?st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sepigel 305<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>11. <strong>Use <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/search?incival=4294963328&amp;sug=1&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">xanthan gum<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/Detail\/1432\/121189\/SEPIMAX-ZEN?st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SepiMax Zen<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0by Seppic in formulations containing high levels of electrolyte.<br \/>\n(EU: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/search?incival=4294963328&amp;sug=1&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">xanthan gum<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/Detail\/1431\/121189\/SEPIMAX-ZEN?st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SepiMax Zen<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) is a water soluble alpha hydroxyl ketone that is the active in sunless tanning formulations. DHA\u00a0reacts with amines, peptides, and amino-acids in the stratum corneum to generate brown polymers called melanoidins and after 2-6 hours a brown coloration &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/413\/pcc-stabilizing-sunless-tanning-formulations\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":420,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[1251],"class_list":{"0":"post-413","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-personal-care-cosmetics-cleaners","8":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>11 Tips for Stabilizing Sunless Tanning Formulations | Prospector<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Expert personal care formulator discusses sunless tanning formulations with DHA and gives 11 tips for stabilizing.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/413\/pcc-stabilizing-sunless-tanning-formulations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"11 Tips for Stabilizing Sunless Tanning Formulations | Prospector\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Expert personal care formulator discusses sunless tanning formulations with DHA and gives 11 tips for stabilizing.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/413\/pcc-stabilizing-sunless-tanning-formulations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Prospector Knowledge Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-04-04T13:00:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-05-30T19:47:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/SunlessTanning.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"496\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"George Deckner\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"George Deckner\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ulprospector.ul.com\\\/413\\\/pcc-stabilizing-sunless-tanning-formulations\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ulprospector.ul.com\\\/413\\\/pcc-stabilizing-sunless-tanning-formulations\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"George Deckner\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ulprospector.ul.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/4e8c804f4d62b747a0827fe8a3456717\"},\"headline\":\"11 Tips for Stabilizing Sunless Tanning Formulations\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-04-04T13:00:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-05-30T19:47:15+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ulprospector.ul.com\\\/413\\\/pcc-stabilizing-sunless-tanning-formulations\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":230,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ulprospector.ul.com\\\/413\\\/pcc-stabilizing-sunless-tanning-formulations\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ulprospector.ul.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/04\\\/SunlessTanning.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Personal Care &amp; 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His rich professional background in innovative product development, research, material science and exploratory formulation, as well as a passion for developing products that make people\u2019s lives more comfortable and happy, inform the articles he writes for Knowledge.ULProspector.com. In addition to lending his industry expertise to Prospector, George consults with personal care and cosmetics suppliers. He founded his consulting practice, Deckner Consulting Services, after retiring from Procter &amp; Gamble in 2013, where he was a Victor Miles Research Fellow. While at Procter and Gamble, he worked in skin care product development, global fragrance development, and most recently oral care product development in the Oral Care Advanced Technology Innovation Group. Before being appointed a Victor Miles Research Fellow, he also served as Associate Director of Exploratory Formulation for skin care product development. While at Procter &amp; Gamble, George was one of the top inventors, with 354 granted and filed global patents (201 U.S. patents). He helped develop many of the core platform technologies used in skin care today with numerous products commercialized under the Olay, Bain de Soleil, Clearasil, Noxzema and SK2 brands. Previously, George was a Senior Chemist and Manager in the area of skin care product development, as well as the Director of Exploratory Formulation for Charles of the Ritz Group. During this time, George received the President\u2019s Cup Award for outstanding business contribution and developed numerous marketed skin care products under the Bain de Soleil, Jean Nate, Yves Saint Laurent and Charles of the Ritz Brands. George is a current member of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists and is on the scientific advisory board for Cosmetics &amp; Toiletries Magazine. He is a frequent guest lecturer for numerous key global suppliers, as well as for local and national SCC meetings. George is an avid tennis player and follower of the sport. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio. 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