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DIY Boba Cream Inspired by Medicube's Viral Capsule Cream

A capsule cream consists of 2 separate formulas. The Gel phase and the Cream phase.  The gel needs to be made with gelling agents that are suspending agents. The gel phase also needs to be thick enough to keep the capsules in place. As for the cream part, it needs to be thin enough to be piped into little capsule balls, but not too thin that the balls don’t keep their shape well enough. 



Let’s start with the Gel Base

Gel Base Formula for Capsule Cream


Directions;

 


Benefits / Uses of Ingredients;

  • Distilled Water - diluent 

  • Liquid Germall Plus - preservative 

  • Sodium Carbomer - thickens to a gel and acts as a suspending agent.  Blending multiple gelling agents creates better results than using only one.

  • Aristroflex AVC - thickens to a gel and acts as a suspending agent. Blending multiple gelling agents creates better results than using only one.


Substitutes;

Keep in mind that these are just suggestions. Formula may not hold up as well, but may still hold up enough for DIY personal use. Use only cosmetic grade ingredients.



Next Let’s make the Lotion

Lotion Formula for Capsule Cream

Phase A


Phase B


Phase C


Directions;

  • In a heat safe and sanitized container mix together the phase A ingredients.  

  • Tare scale and write down how much phase A weighs. (Including the beakers weight too) we are going to heat everything up and some of the water is going to evaporate. We will need to replace that water loss after it’s heated.

  • Combine all ingredients in phase B in a separate heat safe sanitized container.

  • Fill a pan with about an inch of water and place it over your stove top on medium heat. (this is called a water bath) 

  • Cover both phase A and phase B with foil and place in the water bath.

  • Heat until phase B has melted and both phases are around the same temperature. 70°C/158°F Olivem 1000 is a little trickier to melt. You will need to mix it periodically to help it melt and keep it between 70°C-80°C for about 5-10 minutes in order to get it to melt fully. 

  • Now remove phase A from heat and place on scale and replace any water that evaporated. Normally it's about 1 gram or less. 

  • Remove phase B from heat and then pour phase A into phase B. (Pour water phase into oil phase)

  • Immediately mix with an immersion blender/stick blender. & Let Cool (don’t mix with immersion blender again once it starts to thicken. This can add too much air into the lotion) 

  • Once phase A/B has cooled to 104°F / 40°C add in the Liquid Germall Plus and mix. (Don’t mix with the immersion blender)

  • Let sit overnight covered with Plastic Wrap to fully cool before piping into the gel base. 


How to pipe capsules into the Gel

  1. Pour your lotion into a piping bag and cut off the tip.

  2. Pipe the lotion into a sterile oral syringe. Use a syringe that has a long and narrow tip.  

  3. Push out a bit of the lotion first, in order to get better control when piping the capsules.

  4. Fill your jar of choice 3/4 of the way full with your gel. 

  5. Starting on the outer edge of the jar, put the syringe all the way to the botton of the jar and pipe your first capsule, move up a bit to pipe the next capsule, and continue doing this until you reach the top of the jar. 

  6. Worth in a circular motion around the outer edge of the jar and work your way into the middle when piping the capsules. (I recommend watching the video for the demonstration)

  7. Make sure the jars are filled all the way to the top with gel. This way it locks everything in and will keep the capsules from moving around.  



Benefits / Uses of Ingredients;


Substitutes;

Keep in mind that these are just suggestions. Formula may not hold up as well, but may still hold up enough for DIY personal use. Use only cosmetic grade ingredients.



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