IO Face Cream Crystal Powder

This ingredient at a glance

IO Face Cream Crystal Powder is a crystal powder that dissolves in water. The card gives one important handling rule: dissolve it in water at a temperature not higher than 40 °C. The site lists creams, lotion systems and serums as typical uses. Composition details are not given on the card, so the supplier data sheet and CoA are the references for the INCI name, recommended level, pH range and claims data.

What a temperature limit tells you

A limit of 40 °C usually means the active is sensitive to heat. Many peptides, vitamins, enzymes and plant actives behave this way. Heat can break them down or change how they work, so they are added after the hot stage of production. This shapes the whole process: the emulsion is made hot, cooled to below 40 °C and only then receives the active.

Product formats

Serums

Cold-process serums are ideal: no heating step at all.

Creams

Add this ingredient to day and night creams during cool-down.

Lotions

Fluid lotions follow the same rule: emulsify hot, cool, then add the active.

Processing

Dissolve the crystals in a small portion of water at room temperature or slightly warm, never above 40 °C. Add this premix to the emulsion once it has cooled below 40 °C, and stir until uniform. In serums, make the gel base cold and add the solution at the end. Check the final pH against the supplier range.

Good partners

Humectants and gentle emollients complete the base. IO Hydration Serum Active Liquid and other cool-down actives can be added at the same stage, and D-Panthenol powder also prefers a cool-down addition. Browse more in the actives catalog.

Testing

Check the product for crystals after storage, especially in the fridge. Store samples at 40 °C to confirm that the active stays stable in the finished product.

Claims

Keep claims cosmetic and supported by the supplier documents or your own testing.

Characteristics

Form: crystal powder. Solubility: in water at a temperature not higher than 40 °C. Listed uses on the site: creams, lotion systems, serums. INCI, level, pH and claims data: supplier data sheet and CoA.

Original recipe: cool-down day cream, 100 g

Distilled water 70.80 g, glycerin 4.00 g, xanthan gum 0.20 g, glyceryl stearate citrate 3.50 g, cetearyl alcohol 2.00 g, caprylic capric triglyceride 10.00 g, squalane 4.00 g, IO Face Cream Crystal Powder 1.00 g, panthenol 1.00 g, tocopherol 0.50 g, phenoxyethanol and ethylhexylglycerin 1.00 g, sodium PCA 2.00 g. Emulsify the heated phases, cool below 40 °C, add IO Face Cream Crystal Powder dissolved in a little water, then the remaining ingredients.

Cold-process options

Cold-process emulsifiers and polymer thickeners let you make lotions without any heating. They save energy and protect heat-sensitive actives. Test them with this ingredient if a fully cold process suits the range.

Range ideas

A cold-process serum and a cool-down day cream can share this ingredient and a gentle process story.

Lot records

Keep each CoA with the batch file and note the lot used.

Scaling up

In the lab, a beaker cools quickly. In production, a large tank of emulsion can take a long time to cool below 40 °C. Plan the batch time so that the active is added only when the whole batch has reached the right temperature. Use a thermometer in the center of the tank, not only at the wall.

Combining cool-down actives

Many actives share the same temperature limit. Dissolve each one separately, then add them one by one with stirring. This avoids interactions in a concentrated premix and makes it easier to trace any stability problem to one ingredient.

Storage

Store closed in a cool, dry place. Close the container after use.