{"id":465,"date":"2014-04-18T08:00:50","date_gmt":"2014-04-18T13:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/knowledge\/?p=465"},"modified":"2017-05-15T11:01:56","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T17:01:56","slug":"pcc-solubilizing-avobenzone-oxybenzone-oil-phase-emulsion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/465\/pcc-solubilizing-avobenzone-oxybenzone-oil-phase-emulsion\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask the Expert: I&#8217;m having problems solubilizing avobenzone and oxybenzone&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-473 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/media\/2014\/04\/sunscreen-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"Learn about solubilizing avobenzone and oxybenzone in the Prospector Knowledge Center.\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/sunscreen-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/sunscreen.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>Q.<\/strong> I&#8217;m having problems solubilizing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/search?k=avobenzone&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">avobenzone<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/search?k=avobenzone&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EU<\/a>) &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/search?k=oxybenzone&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">oxybenzone<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/search?k=oxybenzone&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EU<\/a>) into the oil phase of my emulsion. Do you have any recommendations?<\/p>\n<p><strong>A.<\/strong> Generally this becomes a problem when you\u2019re formulating high SPF products. Liquid sunscreens like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/search?incival=4294963461&amp;sug=1&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">homosalate<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/search?incival=4294963461&amp;sug=1&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EU<\/a>) (avobenzone-19% soluble) and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/search?incival=4294948821&amp;sug=1&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">octyl salicylate<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/search?incival=4294948821&amp;sug=1&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EU<\/a>) (avobenzone-21% soluble) are poor UVB sunscreens but are good solvents for avobenzone and oxybenzone. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/search?k=Octinoxate&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Octinoxate<\/a>\u00a0(octyl methoxycinnamate) (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/search?k=Octinoxate&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EU<\/a>) can dissolve up to 26% avobenzone. Also, the presence of multivalent metals can chelate avobenzone and reduce the solubility (zinc and aluminum). A simple way to quickly screen formulations is to make only the oil phase of the formulation and test the samples at low temperatures for crystallization.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Several non-sunscreen emollients to try are:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h6><strong>Isopropyl Lauryl Sarcosinate\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nEldew SL 205 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/Detail\/6835\/239303\/ELDEW-SL-205?st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EU<\/a>) &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/Suppliers\/30\/Ajinomoto-USA--Inc\/search?sug=1&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ajinomoto<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/Suppliers\/6835\/Ajinomoto-OmniChem\/search?sug=1&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EU<\/a>)<\/h6>\n<h6><strong>Phenyl Ethyl Benzoate<\/strong><br \/>\nExtend 226\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/Suppliers\/305\/Ashland-Inc\/search?sug=1&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ashland<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/Suppliers\/4989\/Ashland-Inc\/search?sug=1&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EU<\/a>)<\/h6>\n<h6><strong>Phenoxycaprylate<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/Detail\/1483\/193185\/TEGOSOFT-XC?st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tegosoft XC<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/Detail\/1481\/193185\/TEGOSOFT-XC?st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EU<\/a>)\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/Suppliers\/1483\/Evonik-Industries-AG-Personal-Care\/search?sug=1&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evonik<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/Suppliers\/1481\/Evonik-Industries-AG-Personal-Care\/search?sug=1&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EU<\/a>)<\/h6>\n<h6><strong>C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Dipropylene Glycol Dibenzoate<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/Detail\/2626\/79427\/Finsolv-TPP?st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Finsolv TPP<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/Detail\/3904\/79427\/Finsolv-TPP?st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EU<\/a>) &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/Suppliers\/2626\/Innospec-Performance-Chemicals\/search?sug=1&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Innospec Performance Chemicals<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/Suppliers\/3904\/Innospec-Performance-Chemicals\/search?sug=1&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EU<\/a>)<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q. I&#8217;m having problems solubilizing avobenzone\u00a0(EU) &amp; oxybenzone\u00a0(EU) into the oil phase of my emulsion. Do you have any recommendations? A. Generally this becomes a problem when you\u2019re formulating high SPF products. Liquid sunscreens like homosalate\u00a0(EU) (avobenzone-19% soluble) and octyl &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/465\/pcc-solubilizing-avobenzone-oxybenzone-oil-phase-emulsion\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":473,"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-465","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 v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Problems solubilizing avobenzone and oxybenzone | Prospector<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Expert personal care formulator gives advice on solubilizing avobenzone and oxybenzone in the oil phase of an emulsion for sunscreen.\" \/>\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\/465\/pcc-solubilizing-avobenzone-oxybenzone-oil-phase-emulsion\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Problems solubilizing avobenzone and oxybenzone | Prospector\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Expert personal care formulator gives advice on solubilizing avobenzone and oxybenzone in the oil phase of an emulsion for sunscreen.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/465\/pcc-solubilizing-avobenzone-oxybenzone-oil-phase-emulsion\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Prospector Knowledge Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-04-18T13:00:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-05-15T17:01:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/sunscreen.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\\\/465\\\/pcc-solubilizing-avobenzone-oxybenzone-oil-phase-emulsion\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ulprospector.ul.com\\\/465\\\/pcc-solubilizing-avobenzone-oxybenzone-oil-phase-emulsion\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"George Deckner\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ulprospector.ul.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/4e8c804f4d62b747a0827fe8a3456717\"},\"headline\":\"Ask the Expert: I&#8217;m having problems solubilizing avobenzone and oxybenzone&#8230;\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-04-18T13:00:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-05-15T17:01:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ulprospector.ul.com\\\/465\\\/pcc-solubilizing-avobenzone-oxybenzone-oil-phase-emulsion\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":167,\"commentCount\":1,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ulprospector.ul.com\\\/465\\\/pcc-solubilizing-avobenzone-oxybenzone-oil-phase-emulsion\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ulprospector.ul.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/04\\\/sunscreen.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Personal Care &amp; 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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. 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