{"id":11404,"date":"2024-03-26T07:00:20","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T07:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/formulabotanica.com\/?p=11404"},"modified":"2025-11-19T20:35:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T20:35:14","slug":"organic-natural-emulsifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formulabotanica.com\/organic-natural-emulsifiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Wanted To Know About Natural Emulsifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"
Updated: 26.03.24<\/h6>\n

Natural emulsifiers are some of the trickiest ingredients to work with when you’re making clean, green and organic skincare or haircare formulations. We know, because we’ve been doing it for years! We’ve also been writing about natural emulsifiers for years, so this article summarises (and will continue to summarise) everything you’ve ever wanted to know about organic and natural emulsifiers.<\/p>\n\n

What is an emulsifier?<\/h2>\n

An emulsion is a blend of water and oil, which is brought together by the use of an emulsifier to create a homogenous blend. There are many emulsifiers on the market that may be used by organic skincare and haircare formulators. They can be oil-in-water (O\/W) or water-in-oil (W\/O) emulsifiers, or they can be hot processed or cold processed.<\/p>\n

How to choose the best organic & natural emulsifiers<\/h2>\n

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\nAn oil-in-water (O\/W) emulsifier disperses fine droplets of oil through an aqueous base. These O\/W emulsions tend to be more liquid, such as milk or a skin cleansing lotion. A water-in-oil (W\/O) emulsion disperses ultra-fine droplets of water throughout the fatty base ingredients. These emulsions tend to be quite thick and greasy. We often see that many of our students at Formula Botanica prefer O\/W emulsions possibly because they are similar to conventional lotions and creams.<\/p>\n

Your choice of natural emulsifier is a personal preference, but you need to consider many other factors, such as those we cover in these guides:<\/p>\n

Learn how to choose the best emulsifier for your organic cosmetic formulation<\/strong><\/a> – the key 17 points to consider before choosing an emulsifier. This is a must-read before you choose an emulsifier, and a resource to return to.<\/p>\n

The difference between\u00a0cold process, hot process and hot-cold process emulsions<\/strong><\/a> – the fundamental differences that determine how to choose the best natural emulsifier for the job.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Which organic & natural emulsifiers should you use?<\/h2>\n

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We’ve taken some of the hard work away from you and tested out a number of natural emulsifiers for you. As we trial more natural emulsifiers, we will add them to this list.<\/p>\n

Learn how to make emulsions with these emulsifiers (click the links for demo formulations):<\/p>\n