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This HLB (Hydrophile-Lipophile Balance System) Calculator requires

very little input and will save many precious hours for those who do

HLB calculations by hand. The following describes the basic use of

the HLB Calculator.

 

The Calculator is made up of four parts. All ingredients are added

to the phases by using convenient drop down menus. There are four

separate tabs (Water Phase, Oils & Waxes, Emulsifiers and

Miscellaneous) that have many ingredients already in them. Any

ingredients not found will need to be entered into the respective tab

for that phase. When you leave the tab it will automatically put the

items in alphabetical order.

 

Water Phase – Enter all ingredients that go into the water phase

excluding water. Since water percentage is automatically calculated,

the total of the formula will always equal 100%.

 

Oil & Waxes Phase – Enter all ingredients that would be included in

this phase. HLB is automatically added. Enter the percentage of

total for that oil/wax and the overall portion of HLB that the oil

contributes to the mix will be calculated.

 

Emulsifying Phase – HLB is achieved by balancing the two emulsifiers

to achieve the weighted HLB of the oils from the oil phase. The

program will not allow the use of emulsifiers that would produce an

incorrect balance. First enter the percentage of total for the

emulsifiers. The actual percentage of each emulsifier will be

calculated based on the weighted HLB of the oils and waxes. The first

emulsifier should have an HLB lower than the weighted HLB of the oils

and waxes. The second emulsifier should have an HLB higher than the

weighted HLB of the oils and waxes. There are normally wide ranges

of emulsifiers that meet those requirements.

 

Misc. Phase – This phase is for Fragrance, Essential Oils and

preservatives.

 

A bonus with this calculator is the Formulary tab. All the values

from the calculator are carried over into the Formulary tab. By

entering the size of the batch and the units, i.e. 16 oz, the weight

of each ingredient for the recipe will be calculated. Next, print out

the page and the recipe is ready!

 

The HLB Calculator is to be used by people that already know the HLB

System or are in the process of learning it. The HLB System is not a

foolproof system. It's a tool. There are a number of ingredients

that have different required HLB values and HLB values. For example:

Lecithin has an HLB value of 4-9 depending on the manufacturer. You

will need to know the HLB of your Lecithin according to the

manufacturer it was purchased. A large list of required HLB and HLB

values is included in this calculator. The user will have to change

any values that may differ from the ones in the calculator to reflect

the values of the ingredients the formulator is using.

 

Detailed instructions are included with the calculator. This

calculator is a Microsoft Excel workbook and has been tested with

Excel 97/2000. It should also work with Excel XP and Excel 2003, but

has not been tested.

 

For anyone that is interested please email me (Diana Ard) off list at

diana34@s... for more information or you can go directly to the

Online Merchant website to purchase calculator.

 

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