Silverson Lab Mixers and Enhancing Face Cream Manufacturing: A Case Study

In the world of cosmetics manufacturing, achieving the perfect mix of process and ingredients in face cream products is crucial. Formulation requires a delicate balance to ensure the right consistency, skin-feel, functionality, skin benefits, and overall quality.

Local boutique cosmetic company Donna-Klare’s approach to skincare is a paradigm shift. Based on traditional herbalism, they use only the highest quality plant-based ingredients and develop their products in-house from start to finish all without the use of synthetic stabilisers, ingredients, colours or fragrances.

The Challenge in Face Cream Manufacturing

Manufacturing face creams involves accurately and consistently combining various ingredients such as water, oils, emulsifiers, and active ingredients like vitamins or botanical extracts. One of the main challenges in this process is the creation of a stable emulsion. Achieving consistency is essential not only for aesthetics but also for the effectiveness and shelf life of the product.

When using conventional agitators several problems can be encountered:

• Some ingredients can form agglomerates which conventional agitators cannot break down.
• Hydration of thickening and suspending agents is one of the most difficult of all mixing operations. Agglomerates can easily form, and some ingredients require shear to develop their desired properties.
• When adding powdered ingredients to the vessel, partially hydrated materials can build up on the vessel wall and parts of the agitator.
• Agitators cannot easily form stable emulsions even when the oil and water phases have been heated.
• Long process times and additional equipment are often required to achieve a homogeneous product.

The Solution. Silverson Lab Mixers

Donna-Klare turned to Silverson’s high-shear mixers to tackle these challenges. The Silverson Lab Mixer is designed specifically for laboratory and small-scale production, offering the benefits of high-efficiency mixing on a compact scale.

With over 40 interchangeable workheads and mixing assemblies available for the Silverson laboratory mixer, this one machine can be adapted to perform a wide range of mixing operations that would otherwise require additional mixing equipment. Emulsifying, homogenising, disintegrating, dissolving, dispersing, blending, particle size reduction, deagglomerating – all can be done with a single machine simply by changing from one workhead to another.

Key Benefits of Silverson Lab Mixers

Donna-Klare found that the performance of the Silverson lab mixer with its wide range of workheads allowed them to experiment with the process and formulation until they produced their optimal end-product: a highly stable and very fine luxury cream emulsion, with cream particles under five microns in order to achieve deep skin penetration. Other benefits include:

• Consistent product quality and repeatability.
• Agglomerate-free mix.
• Stable emulsion.
• Rapid mixing time.
• Maximised yield of raw materials as thickening agents are fully hydrated and other ingredients fully dispersed.

You can read more about Production of Cosmetic Creams and Lotion.

The Successful Result

The use of Silverson Lab Mixers in face cream manufacturing has proven to be a game-changing solution for improving product consistency, stability, and production efficiency.

Whether for small-scale testing or large-scale production, Silverson mixers provide a versatile, reliable, and efficient solution that enhances the overall quality of cosmetic products. All Silverson mixing equipment is engineered to the same fine tolerances, meaning Donna-Klare can easily scale-up without having to reformulate their products for manufacture on a larger scale.

You can review the range of Silverson mixers.

Local Support and Expertise – Enquire Now

Local partners Advanced Packaging Systems (APS) meant that there was quick, on-site assistance available in New Zealand. APS guided Donna-Klare with the selection, purchase and post-sales support which they said: “made working with Silverson a pleasure”.

Note,  the L5M-A Lab Mixer is currently in stock at our Auckland warehouse.

For detailed specifications and solution options, contact APS now, and we’ll be happy to chat about your requirements and our solutions. Contact APS.